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• How will more consolidation among investment consultants--a la Aon's recent agreement to buy Hewitt Associates and Hewitt's move to buy Ennis Knupp--potentially impact the service firms deliver to clients?

  07/23/2010

  MML periodically asks industry executives and experts to comment on current issues of import to business. This week, we've asked plan sponsors and consultants to comment on consolidation in the consulting sector, and we've asked a regulatory expert to comment on the new financial reform legislation.

• In The Aftermath Of The Market Meltdown, How Has The Relationship Between Pension Fund Trustees And Asset Managers Changed?

  05/28/2010

  Reed Royalty, trustee, Orange County Employees Retirement System: I don't have any animosity toward any of our managers but I've said for months that someone should go to jail.

• In The Aftermath Of The Market Meltdown, How Has The Relationship Between Consultants And Pension Fund Trustees Changed?

  04/30/2010

  Carl Hess, Global Head of Investing, Towers Watson: The turmoil of the markets--both the sudden decline and the bounce back--created stresses in many funds, as they faced solvency and liquidity management issues as well as the dilemma of how and when to rebalance asset categories that all appeared to have seemingly unlimited risk.

• The Buyer Of Alternative Investments Should Beware

  03/30/2010

  Every issue, MML poses reader questions to consultants. Is there something you’re dying to ask? Let us know by contacting Mark Fortune, managing editor, at (212) 224-3129 or mfortune@iinews.com.

• Consultants Expect More Activity In Alts, LDI

  12/18/2009

  What are your predictions for the investment environment and asset allocation shifts in 2010?

• TIPS Worth It For The Long Haul

  10/02/2009

• Consultants Focus On Transparency, Diversification In HF Investing

  09/04/2009

  Is direct investing or funds of funds the best route to access hedge funds following last year's market shakeout?