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CalPERS scrutinises CIO personal investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The California Public Employees' Retirement System wants to impose tighter rules that will scrutinise and ultimately dispose the investments chief's personal holdings should conflicts of interest arise. The board of CalPERS is set to introduce ...

CalPERS chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
The $565 billion pension fund is on the hunt for a new investment chief following the resignation of Yu (Ben) Meng. Meng was appointed to the lead investments role in January 2019 and, last financial year, achieved a return of 4.7% - beating its 4.3% ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Four US pension funds have partnered to form the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA), in a bid to increase and encourage peer-to-peer trading activity in the securities lending and repo markets to benefit asset owners. California Public Employees' ...

CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... invested in line with the Federal Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of prohibited companies. "The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), like state pension funds across America, relies on global investments to generate a 7% return ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... and encourage progress in addressing gun safety issues in America." Signatories currently include: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS); California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS); Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust ...

Pension fund names new investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... funds will welcome a new chief investment officer, charged with overseeing $510 billion in assets. The California Public Employees' Retirement System has appointed Yu Ben Meng to the role, replacing Ted Eliopoulos. Meng joins from the US' State Administration ...

Pension fund CIO departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
The chief investment officer at one of the world's largest pension funds has resigned, citing family reasons. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced Ted Eliopoulos will leave at the end of the year, with the search ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... Pension South Korea $462,161 5 ABP Netherlands $404,310 6 National Social Security China $348,662 7 California Public Employees U.S. $306,633 8 Canada Pension Canada $235,790 9 Central Provident Fund Singapore $227,102 10 PFZW Netherlands $196,461 Australian ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... operate in a 'grey area' when it comes to labour practices." First Super's move follows the $300 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) appointing a new head for its private equity program, Sarah Corr. Part of Corr's new role ...

CalPERS names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will welcome a new chief executive in October after its board appointed a new leader this week. Joining CalPERS as chief executive is Marcie Frost. She most recently served as the director ...