public pensions

Public pension funds, university endowments and nonprofits saw returns that trailed the broader stock and bond markets this year after moving more into alternative investments. Data released Tuesday by the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service showed public pension plans with more than $1...

The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (NYSE: EWZ), the largest exchange traded fund tracking stocks in Latin America's largest economy, is up a solid 11.6 percent year-to-date, though that lags the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by 320 basis points. Amid ongoing political volatility in Brazil,...