Analysis & Research

Is it time for pension plans to do away with absolute return benchmarks in infrastructure?

BY Staff | July 10, 2020

For years, institutional investors have used absolute return or cash-plus benchmarks to measure infrastructure performance, but it’s time to put these in the past and ...

Should institutional investors be concerned over surge in U.S. corporate bond supply?

BY Staff | July 3, 2020

The increase in U.S. corporate debt issued in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could be a warning signal to credit investors, according to a ...

Are activist investors strategically leaking plans to institutional investors?

BY Yaelle Gang | July 2, 2020

It appears some institutional investors are aware of activist campaigns before they become public, according to new research. A working paper by three assistant professors of ...

Are hormones impacting investment biases?

BY Yaelle Gang | June 29, 2020

New research suggests that hormones play a role in financial decision-making. Specifically, cortisol, a hormone that marks stress, is positively related to the disposition effect, meaning ...