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CFSGAM expands US footprint with senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... building and launching the infrastructure portfolio of CaLSTRS. Prior to that, she managed real asset investments for CalPERS. Leigh Cruess joins as a senior adviser after 18 years with Enbridge, a Canadian energy transportation company. Prior to Enbridge ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... for global asset owners. Other investors may follow the lead of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and CalPERS that have taken the lead in the area of gender board diversity, she said. As of 27 November 2018, about 14% of the 364 California-headquartered ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... 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 Funds; Florida State Board ...

Pension fund names new investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... Administration of Foreign Exchange where he served as deputy chief investment officer for three years. He has worked for CalPERS previously, serving seven years with his last role being investment director of asset allocation. In his new role, Meng will ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... planet. It's high time the industry takes action." Just this week, the state of California passed legislation requiring CalPERS and CalSTRS to report on climate-related financial risks. The funds are expected to publish their first reports before ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... president and chief executive Ron Mock said. The initiative brings together major G7 institutional investors including CalPERS, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Natixis Investment Managers, OMERS, PGGM and the Ontario Teachers' Pension ...

Pension fund CIO departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... 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 for his permanent replacement to begin immediately. ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... financial risk associated with climate change," Hewson said. Part of this, Hewson continued, came down to peer pressure. When CalPERS achieved a triple-A rating by the AODP, suddenly Hewson noticed other large investors wondering how this was done. "When ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... 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 chief investment officer ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... on traditional 'ethical investing' or what an investor can exclude from their portfolio. However pension funds such as CalPERS and NYCERS are leading an approach that invests more holistically, Cheang says. Over several years European investors have ...