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AMG buys Pantheon Ventures

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... account programs. The firm currently manages approximately $25 (US$22) billion for over 300 global clients, including pension funds, endowments, government bodies and insurance companies. According to the press statement, Pantheon has a team of 63 investment ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... 'defined benefits' (fixed payments come retirement) factor in the balance sheet. This is why defined benefit-driven pension funds like France, Germany and Japan invests a large part of their portfolio in bonds while defined contributions (DC) pension ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Three European pension funds with more than $500 billion in assets are using their investment muscle to force property companies and fund managers to stay on top of their environmental policies, following the release of a new green property benchmark. ...

Macquarie wins mandate from Mexico

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... year, following the launch of a new infrastructure fund and winning $294 million in mandates from seven Mexican pension funds. In a press statement released late last week, Macquarie announced it had launched the Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund ...

Future Fund mulls Transurban investment

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... is considering an investment in toll-road operator Transurban and is in preliminary discussions with the Canadian pension funds that proposed to buy the infrastructure group in October. On October 27, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

CalSTRS adopts engagement code

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has become one of the first US pension funds to sign a new standard that outlines how to properly engage with companies they invest in. The code was developed by UK-based Institutional Shareholders' ...

Liar, liar, hedge funds on fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... lie, cheat and connive to get investor money, and while the regulators lack muscle to stop them, there are ways for pension funds to quickly spot the next Madoff. Professor Stephen Brown, a top academic who presented at a hearing on financial services ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Act. In light of recent allegations that placement agents might have attempted to sway the investment decisions of pension funds, Rob Feckner, president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has directed ...

Cheap linkers up for grabs: Credit Agricole

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... in Australia. Borysiewicz said some of the parties interested in exploring this asset class in Australia include pension funds, multi-managers and asset consultants. "[They] are thinking about the world of tomorrow - will there be inflation, what does ...

AMP signs MOU with China Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... undergoing a period of major structural change as the authorities make available a broader investment universe to pension funds. The size of the potential opportunity for AMP will depend on the future Chinese regulatory environment and agreement with ...