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Pension fund chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... largest pension funds is set to retire after 18 years in the top job. Jack Ehnes, chief executive of the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has announced his will retire later this year. Ehnes has served as chief executive of the ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The California State Teachers' Retirement System has joined a derivatives case against Facebook in regards to Cambridge Analytica. The litigation at hand is a pending derivative lawsuit against Facebook's leadership, including the social media company's ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... pension fund has awarded three separate mandates to boost its sustainable investment strategies. The California State Teachers' Retirement System selected three new global equity managers to collectively manage more than $1 billion across non-US focused ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... best practices and their commitment to promoting these principles. Another primary signatory was the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). Chief investment officer Christopher J. Ailman said: "Most importantly, these principles are ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... from all non-US thermal coal holdings, including Australia-based Whitehaven Coal. The US$206.5 billion California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) teachers' retirement board reached the decision last week, based upon its long-term global perspective ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is on the hunt for up to six additional public equity investment managers focusing on ESG. According to CalSTRS chief investment officer Christopher J. Ailman, the US pension fund is looking for managers ...

Instos begin litigation against Volkswagen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... be advanced by the whole group will ultimately run into the billions of euros," Bentham Europe said. California State Teachers' Retirement System chief executive officer Jack Ehnes said the securities litigation against Volkswagen directly aligns with ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... index is a joint initiative between ClimateWorks Australia, the ClimateWorks Foundation (US), and the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). ClimateWorks Australia head of research Amandine Denis said the top performing companies had ...

Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Market Forces cites global reports about asset managers recently divesting from coal, including the California State Teachers Retirement Fund and Allianz. The activist group has also overhauled its Super Switch website which profiles more than 40 superannuation ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... billion) California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, and the $184 billion ($253 billion) California State Teachers' Retirement System, to liquidate holdings in thermal coal companies by July 1, 2017. As of June 30, 2015, the fund was ...