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FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... of economic volatility and an investment culture that places too much emphasis on risky assets. "I think our retirement system," he says, "particularly for members who are close to and in retirement, is very considerably overexposed to equities. "The ...

ISA appoints "fiscal hawk" chief economist

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... "will strengthen ISA's capacity to model policy outcomes and provide expert insight into the superannuation and retirement system." He added, "Industry Super Australia is committed to maximizing the retirement benefits of five million members who belong ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... world's leading universities. It has been reported this week that the US$308 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is also taking another step in its move to integrate greater ESG analysis among its managers in all asset classes. ...

QIC inks $1bn infrastructure deal with CalPERS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
QIC has formed a $1 billion Asia-Pacific infrastructure partnership with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. Under the terms of the arrangement, QIC will source ...

Super funds too small for activism

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... per annum over the last 10 years. American pension funds embracing activism are California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP). Credit Suisse analysed ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... competition and governance reforms would be an immediate priority. Why would the governance settings of our retirement system and the level of competition be a top priority? As superannuation is the signature public policy tool for managing our nation's ...

401(k) plans to reach $6trn by 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... analyst at Cerulli. "Private DC plans have emerged as one of the most important savings vehicles in the overall US retirement system, surpassing all other retirement channels, with the exception of the retail IRA market. "As defined benefit (DB) plans ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... managers have also copped flak from the largest public pension fund in the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) ditched its hedge fund allocation "as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... retirement income innovation with the launch of a paper that sets out a framework for building an effective post-retirement system. Entitled A New Framework for a Better System, the paper argues for an opt-out MyPension product for default members, as ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
The next revolution in superannuation must involve building a reliable retirement system that tackles market risk and longevity risk, according to QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan. Speaking at the opening session at the Association of Superannuation ...