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Best Practices in Pension Fund Management: The Canadian Model

What is the highly acclaimed Canadian public pension fund model, and can its methods be translated to other countries?

A New Model for Pension Management

Keith P. Ambachtsheer, long an outspoken advocate for pension reform, gave a sober assessment of the state of the world’s workplace retirement plans, praising the relative strength of plans in northern Europe while declaring those in southern Europe to be a “disaster.”

Five Essential Issues for Financial Professionals in the Year Ahead

New investment platforms and technological advances are changing the work of investment professionals and transforming investment paradigms.

Financial Times Video: “Taking the Temperature of How the Smart Money Is Thinking”

John Authers queries speakers on a wide range of topics, including systemic risk, the global pensions crisis, and behavioral finance.

Bill Sharpe: Past, Present, and Future Financial Thinking (Video)

Nobel laureate Bill Sharpe sat down with Kepos Capital's Robert Litterman to discuss theory and practice in investment management.

Restoring Trust in Finance: Remember That “It’s Always Someone Else’s Money”

Three practitioners offer some straightforward suggestions for changing the trajectory of the financial profession.

Asia and the Future of Finance: Restoring Trust Is an Urgent Task

Asia holds an eminent position in the post-crisis global financial order — and has a large stake both in restoring trust in the financial system and in shaping its future.

A Three-Step Framework for Analyzing Defined Benefit Pension Plans

To determine the true economic status of a company's plan, investors must look beyond the pension expense number on corporate income statements, says Credit Suisse's David Zion, CFA.