Academics and industry specialists are working hard to make longevity risk investable on the capital markets, but the process is not without its growing pains, as Chris Panteli discovers
US - The growth of the US ETF market is likely to be driven by active ETFs as a number of potential new issuers are seeking to list them, according to the New York Stock Exchange.
Alex Christie of J.P. Morgan Asset Management looks at how portfolios can benefit from a defined core allocation to emerging markets.
US - Pacific Life Insurance Company has acquired JPMorgan Chase's Pension Advisory Group for an undisclosed sum.
GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top 10 most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days.
As funds seek to steer their portfolios through the markets' bumpy recovery, Andrew Short looks at two important alternative classes - hedge funds and infrastructure
Emerging market debt funds saw outflows in the start of the year but concerns over the strength of the developed world pulled investors back, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
Infrastructure is becoming increasingly popular with pension funds seeking long duration, reliable cash flow and inflation protection. Chris Panteli finds out more about the asset class
SWEDEN Pension fund provider Första AP-fonden (AP1) has appointed J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services as sole provider of global custody services.
NETHERLANDS - Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Groothandel in Levensmiddelen (Bpf GIL) has hired J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services as global custodian for its €500m ($700.6m) scheme.