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CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009

The $200 billion CalPERS is lobbying for legislation that requires placement agents to register as lobbyists, and be subject to the reporting and ethics rules under the California Political Reform Act. In light of recent allegations that placement agents ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009

... - a website that tackles pension issues such as investments, health and security. According to a press statement from CalPERS, one of the largest funds in the US with $219 billion in funds under management, the website is dedicated to educating its members ...

CalPERS reviews US$50m fees to placement agent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009

The largest public pension fund in the US, CalPERS, is to investigate "success fees" paid to placement agents by its external fund managers after a disclosure report found more than US$50 million in fees were paid to a placement agency ran by a former ...

CalPERS endorses best practice in PE

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009

CalPERS is taking a stronger stance in its private equity investments after endorsing a set of principles to promote transparency and alignment of interests in PE deals. In a press statement, the $229 billion California Public Employees' Retirement ...

CalPERS takes legal action against state furloughs

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009

CalPERS, one of the largest US pension funds, has filed legal action seeking a judicial review of California's state-imposed furlough program - stating the scheme inhibits the fund's ability to meet its contractual responsibilities. The California Public ...

CalPERS buys Macquarie property

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009

One of the US' largest pension funds, CalPERS, has forked out $550 million for a 60 per cent slice of a Macquarie CountryWide Trust's portfolio of shopping centers. The $224 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System closed the half a billion ...

CalPERS portfolio drops 23pc

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009

The value of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) assets dropped more than 23 per cent to $220 billion in a year to June, the fund's most radical drop in valuations in a single year. While the pension fund's asset values dropped ...

Local funds won't follow CalPERS lawsuit

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009

One of the US' biggest pension funds, the $223 billion CalPERS, has filed a lawsuit against three of the world's most powerful rating agencies to claw back some of its losses from the GFC, but local super funds look unlikely to follow suit. CalPERS ...

Cbus CEO wins UN PRI board seat

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009

... Donald MacDonald, trustee at British Telecom Pension Scheme; Anne Stausboll, assistant executive officer of investment at CalPERS and Howard Jacobs, trustee at Universities Superannuation Scheme. Cbus signed the UN PRI in 2006 and has since been working ...

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009

... place reimbursement policies clauses. The report cited the $210 billion California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) which requested 26 hedge funds to adopt a fee structure that included the ability to claw back fees in when managers post ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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