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FT opens Malaysian office

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Franklin Templeton Investments has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Franklin Templeton Asset Management Malaysia Sbn Bhd gained a capital markets and services licence in January. The firm already manages global equities, emerging markets ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... services governance is certainly 'front of mind' for leading investment executives and pension funds with the largest US pension fund, CalPERS, appointing a corporate governance chief this week.

CareSuper reopens cap guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... Lander, chief executive of the $3.5 billion industry fund, the Capital Guaranteed option in the Industry, Personal and Pension Fund was reopened last month. It follows the agreement of AMP Life to allow further investment into the product, which currently ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
A group of UK-based pension and fund managers, politicians and unions are urging the UK government and institutional investors to support regulatory reforms that will create a "sustainable" financial system. The statement, which is signed by Treasury ...

Super funds fight for human rights

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Can super funds join forces to stop human rights abuses, improve the lives and rights of hundreds of people in just over a year? According to four Swedish pension funds, nothing is impossible. The Ethical Council of the Swedish AP-Funds, made up of ...

CalPERS grows green strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... stop the financial crisis, then stop global warming and make money while doing it - much like how the US' biggest pension fund CalPERS has reduced 13.3 per cent of its energy use in 2007 and boosted its bottom line. The $278 billion California Public ...

Constitution finds Clearway to Aus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... partnership with Universities Superannuation Scheme, one of the largest pension funds in the UK. As part of the deal, the pension fund giant took a ten per cent ownership stake in the new private equity firm.

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... melt-down. Supporting Young's upbeat assessment for the sector, the Financial Times recently reported that "The [UK pension fund] industry intends to continue cutting its exposure to equities to free cash to invest in alternatives such as hedge funds ...

Japan's pensions turn to alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Japanese pension funds are rethinking their diversification strategy and planning to reduce their domestic equities allocation in favour of more alternative assets such as absolute return products, according to a new survey. A JPMorgan Asset Management ...

Investing in credit the next big opportunity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
The credit crunch induced shake-out of world bond markets has devalued loan portfolios so much that they now represent a tremendous investment opportunity. The revaluation is already attracting US pension funds and institutional investors to re-look ...