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US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
The volatility and fragility of US pension funds makes clear that state and local retirement systems collectively aren't going to invest their way out of their poor funded status, an Equable report says. Equable's State of Pensions 2022 report says ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... significantly larger Australian Retirement Trust." The report further revealed assets under management (AUM) of the top 300 pension funds increased 8.9% to US$23.6 trillion in 2021. While total AUM has reached record highs the report showed that growth ...

IFM Investors appoints chief strategy officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... of IFM's global strategy with a focus on private markets solutions that meet the needs of Australian and global pension funds and their members. With over 25 years of investment industry experience, Nikulina joins the investment manager from consulting ...

Chant West launches platform rankings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... scale to investment platforms, launching today with ratings for five platforms. Previously used to assess super and pension funds, Chant West will now use the rating service to review the features, services and investments provided to financial advisers ...

Inalytics develops new data-driven model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Inalytics has developed a skills-based data model that allows pension funds and other institutional asset owners to effectively and efficiently screen and monitor asset managers. The model, 'DECSIS', analyses the four core investment decisions and processes ...

Franklin Templeton names new head of Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... at Towers Watson (now Willis Towers Watson) in the UK and Australia, working with some of the world's largest pension funds and superannuation funds. Commenting on her promotion, Walsh said she feels extremely privileged to receive these added responsibilities ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... support." The announcement follows last week's introduction of the Retirement Income Covenant, which seeks to provide pension funds with greater flexibility in designing their retirement income strategies. Smart's technology powers the retirement savings ...

Brookfield raises record amount for ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... reached the final institutional close for the fund, amassing US$15 billion from more than 100 public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, financial institutions, and family offices. Brookfield ...

TCorp appoints head of investment stewardship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... and has also worked at ClimateWise and ISIS Asset Management. Over the years she has worked with corporate boards, pension funds, portfolio managers, consultant advisors, non-government organisations and trade associations. In her new role at TCorp ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibiting the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030. The California ...