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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 ...

US pension fund extends tobacco divestment

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016

... pension fund in the US will divest from tobacco-related securities across its externally managed portfolios. The move by CalPERS comes on top of its decision in 2000 to divest tobacco from internally managed public equity and debt portfolios. What's ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016

... and our external asset managers." GPIF said asset owners already participating in the forum include US-based CalSTRS, CalPERS, the State Board of Administration of Florida, that State of Wisconsin Investment Board, The Regents of the University of California ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016

... NGPL and a provider of natural gas transportation and storage services in the US. The investment results follow US-based CalPERS recently announcing a total portfolio return of 0.61% for the period, largely due to its diversification and gains in its ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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