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CalPERS endorses best practice in PE

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... and alignment of interests in PE deals. In a press statement, the $229 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System said it strongly endorsed new principles proposed by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA). The principles promote ...

UN PRI names de-listed signatories

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... 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 on reporting their ...

CalPERS takes legal action against state furloughs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... scheme inhibits the fund's ability to meet its contractual responsibilities. The California Public Employees' Retirement System filed legal action in the Superior Court in San Francisco yesterday. CalPERS board president Rob Feckner, noting that the ...

CalPERS buys Macquarie property

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... a Macquarie CountryWide Trust's portfolio of shopping centers. The $224 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System closed the half a billion dollar real estate transaction for a portfolio of shopping centers in 17 states and the District ...

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 ...

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... putting in 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 ...

CalPERS ploughs more into private equity

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... 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 Investment Management (private equity) program. ...

Fee disclosure for intermediaries: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... "placement agents" brokering new business and fees paid to them. A key committee of the California Public Employees' Retirement System at the end of last week revealed a new policy that would require the disclosure of placement agents - specialist firms ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Reynolds said the report findings were of major public and policy concern, particularly as Australia's current retirement system of defined contributions meant the risks of underperformance were borne by fund members themselves. "What this research shows ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... principles aimed at restoring investor trust. The ten funds, which include heavyweights California Public Employees' Retirement System, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System among others, have developed ...