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Bill backed for calling placement agents lobbyists

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010

... Hernandez, who helped author the bill, said the vote meant they "are one step closer to restoring people's confidence in California's pension systems and ensuring the integrity of these retirement funds, which people have worked their entire lives to ...

Temasek invests $50m in renewable fuels

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010

Singapore sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Temasek Holdings, has invested $50 million in Californian-based renewable chemicals and fuel start-up company, Amyris Biotechnologies. The company will use the funds to support commercial plant design and construction ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010

... Street." In a press statement, Joe Dear, Council of Institutional Investors chair and chief investment officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), was joined by five speakers who proposed what the government should and shouldn't ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010

... - as tangible assets or investments that derive returns largely from the yield on a physical asset. Meanwhile, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the US with more than $220 billion in assets, also has its ...

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010

The California Public Employees' Retirement System has signed a letter from institutional investors urging financial companies to support the shareowner advisory vote on executive compensation. CalPERS was among approximately 30 investors that signed ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010

... the Cooper Review, stressing that the system in Australia is more transparent and markedly different to the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the US' biggest funds, has released more than 600 placement agent disclosures obtained ...

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' ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009

... 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 might have attempted to sway the investment decisions ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009

... These created a bubble in Japanese assets. Remember the time when the Imperial Palace was thought to be worth more than California? Remember when in 1989, the Nikkei-225 index was at 38,916 points? At yesterday's 9,791 points, it still has 29,125 points ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009

The California Public Employees' Retirement System is taking member education to cyberspace with the recently launched CalPERSResponds.com - a website that tackles pension issues such as investments, health and security. According to a press statement ...

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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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