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CalPERS ploughs more into private equity

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009

The $231 billion CalPERS is putting more funds into private equity and global fixed income, but is raising its cash targets. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) said it is increasing the target allocation for its Alternative ...

Fee disclosure for intermediaries: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009

The $230 billion CalPERS is forging ahead with its investment transparency overhaul when it proposed a new policy for the disclosure of "placement agents" brokering new business and fees paid to them. A key committee of the California Public Employees' ...

Adviser portfolios add commodities

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 20 APR 2009

... markets such as fixed income and equities are starting to behave like each other. International pension funds such as CalPERS have also entered the commodities game and last February announced it intended to increase its commodities investments 16-fold ...

CalPERS reviews cost of hedge

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009

One of the largest super funds in the US, CalPERS, plans to put more emphasis on a hedge fund manager's long term returns than short term returns when negotiating fund fees - signalling a new way super funds pay for performance. CalPERS said in a press ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009

... investment returns to fund retirement benefits may decrease diversification and add risk to the plans," noted a statement by CalPERS. The public pension plan group also calls for the establishment of an independent entity that can monitor the world markets ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE | THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009

... group's efforts to boost ESG issues in all public and private companies. California Public Employees Retirement Systems (CalPERS), which has more than $260 billion under management, interim chief investment officer Ted Eliopoulous, said the fund would ...

Local super funds welcome Obama admin move

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009

... 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.

CalPERS grows green strategies

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008

... 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 Employees' ...

US resi housing collapse hits CalPERS

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008

The $296 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has suffered a 35 per cent write-down in the market value of its $15 billion residential housing portfolio. Latest figures from CalPERS' assessment of its housing portfolio showed ...

Private equity crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008

... private equity allocations in the last five years. Last December, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) reset its allocation to private equity from 6 per cent to 10 per cent. Eight months on, the fund was forced to raise cash to ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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