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Future Fund mulls Transurban investment

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... buy the infrastructure group in October. On October 27, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) submitted an indicative proposal to buy 100 per cent of Transurban stock via a scheme of arrangement. The ...

CalSTRS adopts engagement code

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has become one of the first US pension funds to sign a new standard that outlines how to properly engage with companies they invest in. The code was developed by UK-based Institutional Shareholders' ...

BNY Mellon apologises for pension mistake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
BNY Mellon has apologised to New York City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) participants after a processing error resulted in the firm pulling funds from their bank accounts. BNY Mellon has returned the funds after it reversed deposits made to participants' ...

State Street wins $2.2bn Canadian mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
State Street has been appointed by the Canadian-based $2.2 billion Saskatchewan Teachers Federation to provide investment services to the pension plan. The deal means State Street will provide custody, fund accounting and securities lending to Canadian ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... concentrate on super to save, they've suddenly changed the rules," he said. "And I represent a fund that has nurses and teachers in it, and I appear before the Senate Economics Committee and they tried to tell me that the nurses and teachers were the ...

Canadian pensions pounce on Aus toll road firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Canada Pension Plan and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, two of the biggest pension plans in Canada, set its sights on Australian-based toll road owner and operator group, Transurban. Australia's super fund infrastructure asset strategy appears to ...

Pension fund head gets jail sentence

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
The former head of a Swiss teachers' pension fund has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after being convicted of a string of offences including fraud and embezzlement. UK-based publication online publication IPE.com reported Ignace Rey, the ...

UN PRI names de-listed signatories

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... reporting and assessment progress. In addition, three signatories including the Mennonite Mutual Aid, New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) and Rapaki Property Group voluntarily left the initiative. Signatories are given one grace year ...

CSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... financial literacy across all age groups," said Greg Cantor, chief executive of CSRF. "The majority of our members are teachers and it's important that over time, especially high school students, that everyone gets exposed to elements of financial literacy," ...

QIEC Super enhances services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... insurance to remain competitive. From January, the super fund is providing personal financial advice through Queensland Teachers Credit Union Financial Planning in association with Outlook Financial Planning. Prior to this initiative, QIEC Super could ...