According to a new report from public - advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, that's
because most pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors continue to «rubber - stamp» exorbitant pay packages — even when a CEO's performance doesn't measure up.
His highly concentrated, and highly risky, portfolio is likely not one that
most pension fund allocators will likely want to bet on in the future.
Most pension funds require a minimum annual investment return of between 7 % to 8 % in order to stay solvent and be able to pay out their beneficiaries over the long - term.
The Wall Street Journal reports that
most pension funds need to earn between 7 - 8 percent each year in order to pay for future benefits.
They are recommended by Warren Buffett, Charles Schwab,
most pension funds, Nobel laureatesand virtually every academic who has studied how investing works.
Most pension funds have little choice but to reach for yield, Veroude argues, if they are to meet their liabilities.
Until now,
most pension funds have been focusing on core properties in gateway markets in order to minimize risk.