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Pension fund appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... largest pension funds. The Teachers' Retirement Board has named Cassandra Lichnock as the new chief executive of the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). She has been with the fund since 2008, and currently serves as chief operating ...

Kapstream co-founder announces career break

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... last day is slated for 1 October 2021. He co-founded Kapstream in 2006 with Kumar Palghat, a former PIMCO executive. California-based Maroutsos was also a vice president at PIMCO, starting in August 1999. From July 2015, Kapstream has operated autonomously ...

Insider trading forum busted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Exchange Commission (SEC) has busted an internet forum where people were selling "insider tips" on listed companies. California man James Roland Jones was charged with perpetuating a fraudulent scheme to sell what he claimed were insider tips on the ...

Buffett doesn't want to report on diversity, climate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... has over 60 businesses and climate/diversity reporting are their own business and not Berkshire's. The first, is from California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERs), Federated Hermes and Caisse Et Placement Du Quebec (CDPQ). The three are asking ...

Venture capital firm in data breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... might have allowed the third party to acquire a copy of files containing the personal information of fewer than 1000 California residents. As part of our investigation, we have analysed the contents of the affected email mailbox and determined that it ...

PIMCO names Asia Pacific lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... in Hong Kong. She will become the new global head of the product strategy group, returning to PIMCO's Newport Beach, California office in mid-2021 to oversee traditional strategies and alternatives, which include private strategies and hedge funds. Kersman ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... ideally matched kidneys through a poorly administrated transplant program. It was fined $2 million by the state of California. Also making Ethisphere's list is John Deere, which Australia's consumer watchdog is currently looking into. The company has ...

Kapstream wins JANA allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... office manages about $11.4 billion in global absolute return fixed income portfolios for mostly Australian clients. Its California office manages a further $5.6 billion for clients in US, Asia and Europe.

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... solar, wind and storage. The portfolio includes a 100% interest in Centinela Solar Energy located in Imperial County, California and a 30% interest in Arlington Valley Solar Energy II located in Maricopa County, Arizona. Two years ago, Cbus invested ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... and around 19% of total deaths. This has prompted a growing number of states to reimpose restrictions - most recently California - to try and contain the outbreak. US president-elect Joe Biden's reported call for mask wearing couldn't come soon ...