PHILIPPA YELLAND, Author at Top1000funds.com

Callan boosts manager research with minorities focus

Minorities are set to benefit from Callan Associates’ launching of its Callan Connects program to assess emerging managers and minority-, women- and disabled-owned companies (MWDO).

PHILIPPA YELLANDMay 12, 2010

Private sector reform needed for US public funds: report

US public sector pension funds will have to take a radical private-enterprise approach to reforming employee benefits and revising investment expectations if funds are to fulfil their obligations to existing and new employees.

PHILIPPA YELLANDFebruary 24, 2010

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Recovery “square root” says Russell

It will be just as important for investors to be patient in 2010 as it was in 2009 according to Russell Investments, as the year will be dominated by a series of macro themes causing spikes in asset return volatility.

PHILIPPA YELLANDJanuary 13, 2010

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Towers Watson debuts quietly

Asset consultant Towers Watson has debuted on Nasdaq and the NYSE with two quiet days trading in a very tight band around US$49,Ã‚Â following Watson Wyatt’s $3.5 billion merger with rival Towers Perrin.

PHILIPPA YELLANDJanuary 6, 2010

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Tennessee finally enters private equity game

The $28 billion Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System is a late entrant into private equity with its debut $25 million allocation to the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund X, occurring at the same time the fund has cut its allocation to short term assets by 5 per cent.

PHILIPPA YELLANDDecember 9, 2009