Kroner and Koenigsberger Center for Financial Research

Bringing Asset Owners and Researchers Together

The KKCFR brings the power of academia to institutional investors.

Its purpose is to help the world's largest asset owners make better financial decisions on behalf of their beneficiaries.

Joint KKCFR and CAIA Conference February 2026

KKCFR Conference February 2026

Our People

The KKCFR is guided by three councils. Our council of Chief Investment Officers of major pension funds guide our research topics. Our Industry Advisory Council advises research endeavors. Our Academic Advisory Council chooses research to fund and provides feedback on the research. Together the teams keep research focused on relevant problems for asset managers.

KKCFR's Councils

KKCFR Funded Research

The KKCFR helps fund three research projects each year. The projects are cutting edge research focused on relevant problems of asset managers, by leading academics in their fields.

Research Projects

Latest News from the KKCFR

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP IB) manages the funds for more than 22 million customers of the Canada Pension Plan.

CPPIB joins the KKCFR CIO Advisory Council

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board manages the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the State Investment Fund (SIF), and other state trust funds. As of December 31, 2024, SWIB managed more than $162 billion in assets.

SWIB joins our CIO Advisory Council

The KKFCR highlighted in the Financial Times. The road to excellent academic research is relevance for those who can utilize that research.

KKCFR in the Financial Times