by Alexander D. Beath, Maaike van Bragt | May 18, 2024 | Research
CEM research shows that institutional investors of sufficient size tend to outperform the market over long periods of time. The ability to outperform benchmark returns stems partly from the structural advantages; investors with more scale, more actively managed...
by Mike Heale, Palwasha Saaim | Mar 18, 2024 | Research
Are Australian superannuation funds relatively cost-efficient? This paper summarizes findings from eleven Australian profit-for-member superannuation funds, based on data from June 2022-2023, comparing them to peers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The research looks...
by Georgetown CRI (In conjunction with CEM) | Jun 18, 2023 | Research
This Georgetown CRI study, in conjunction with CEM, asks the question, “Should DC plan sponsors emulate DB plans by increasing or introducing allocations to illiquid assets within target date fund options?” This analysis focuses on the period 2011–2020 and assesses...
by Alexander D. Beath | Dec 18, 2022 | Research
Of the $34.9 trillion of retirement assets in the United States at the end of 2019, approximately $7.1 trillion were held in public sector defined benefit (DB) funds and $3.4 trillion were held in corporate sector DB funds. This work was commissioned by Nareit®. The...
by CEM Benchmarking | Sep 18, 2022 | Research
This paper investigates the investment strategy that large Canadian pension funds implement in the private real estate market. Even though they manage just 6% of global pension assets in our data, Canadian pension funds are responsible for 60% of the total value of...
by CEM Benchmarking | Jun 24, 2022 | Research
The Australian government announced the “Your Future, Your Super” (YFYS) reform package in the 2020-21 Budget, with the YFYS Act coming into effect on July 1, 2021. Under the YFYS reforms, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is required to conduct an...
