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Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... exercise independent judgment is hindered the longer they sit on the same board. Recently one of the world's largest pension funds said any board member serving for more than 12 years are at risk of compromising their independence.

Alternative mandates eclipse equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... BNP Paribas Securities Services and The Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper looking at how the world's pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies were reorganising their investment operations to help meet long-term commitments. ...

QIC equities head joins Silicon Valley firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... chief strategist. Jacobi Strategies uses "proprietary storyboard technology," aimed at assisting asset managers and pension funds with portfolio design. "Jacobi's modeling framework elegantly links allocation and manager views to the client's objectives ...

International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has established a "Stewardship Enhancement Group" as part of an obligation it sees to increase understanding of responsible investment principles. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recently created ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds believes that company directors who serve more than 12 years on the same board are at risk of compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... years, the returns on venture capital were horrible. But the US, which reformed venture capital investment rules for pension funds in the 1970s, has been in the asset class long enough "so they could see you can make money." OneVentures managing director ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Three Canadian pension funds and the Kuwait Investment Authority have won the takeover battle for London City airport with an offer of about £2 billion ($3.9 billion). A consortium made up of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... the ability to offer world-class technology to clients under their own brand. It's very well suited to large super/pension funds, who can offer a much wider and more tailored range of portfolios to members at a lower cost, as well as to small investo ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... still in single digit territory, especially related to hedge funds. More and more you see plans of institutions and pension funds and other types of large allocators wanting to go to 20% looking across the spectrum of alternatives." Speaking to Financial ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its ...