Pension Risk Matters
This blawg serves as a resource for trustees, board members, consultants, money managers, attorneys and regulators who want to explore important ideas about pension risk issues and best practices. Topics include hedge funds, private equity, valuation, derivatives, fees, fiduciary risk, governance, litigation, consultants and trading controls.
Author: Susan M. Mangiero is president and CEO of Pension Governance in Trumbull, Conn. Her book, Risk Management for Pensions, Endowments, and Foundations, looks at risk management and valuation issues, with an emphasis on fiduciary responsibility and best practices.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Consultant • Economics
Recent Posts from Pension Risk Matters
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Investment Ethics, Balloon Boy and Sizzle
A colleague called me the other day, after attending a recent Connecticut event that addressed "too big to fail" concerns on the part of state regulators. In response to her comment about the large crowd…
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Investment Governance Rebrands and Adds New Directors
Investment Governance, Inc. (formerly known as Pension Governance, Incorporated) just unveiled the company’s new brand identity to include a redesigned logo, tagline and name. According to Dr. Susan Mangiero, CEO and founder, the changes reflect…
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Hamsters and Investment Governance
The plight of the hamster is simple. He is cute, furry and going nowhere fast. Sure he gets exercise but, measured in inches and miles, he's stuck in the same place, treading the same pattern…
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Investment Governance, Inc. CEO Keynotes Pension Risk Event
Please join me for a November 9, 2009 keynote presentation entitled "The Financial Crisis And The New Paradigm For Pension Plan Risk Management: How Can We Avoid Being Here Again?" Part of the IQPC's…
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Trust, Institutional Investors and Their Service Providers
Financial scandals, decimated 401(k) plans and significant fallout on Wall Street are only a few of the pain points that leave one longing for halcyon days of yore. There is a lot of talk…
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Do Institutional Investors Have More Clout Now?
This week has been an eye opener in terms of customer service. As I've been signing off on more than a few big purchases related to the opening of a new office, I've noticed…
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Can Risk Management Be Deemed Strategic?
As a veteran risk manager, I was encouraged to read that risk management is starting to receive the attention that I've long advocated as mission critical. In "Risk becomes focus for trustees trying to…
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Asset Allocation Alchemy
Asset allocation seems to be on the minds of many these days. This is not surprising since empirical studies repeatedly suggest that how monies are apportioned across sectors and instruments is a primary driver of…
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Investment Blogger at Work
A few weeks ago, I promised to get back in the swing of things regarding more regular blogging. It is a promise I intend to keep. There is SO MUCH to say about the state of…
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Bon Appetit or Indigestion As We Age?
Photo Source: Current.org Having just returned from a showing of the new movie about Julie Child, several things struck me. First, I had no idea that she worked so tirelessly and persistently in order to…