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Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... announced the closure of bars, restaurants, gyms at 10pm and limited indoor gatherings to 10 people. Reuters reports that California and several states across the Midwest have tightened restrictions on November 10. Given the persistent record increases ...

Fintech appoints country head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... Parsons welcomed the appointment, saying he is thrilled to have Poskitt join the company. Envestnet Yodlee is based in California and is a data aggregation and analytics platform for financial services. It offers financial wellness insights to consumers ...

Microcap manipulators caught out

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... well as officer-and-director bars against Knight and Flores. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California yesterday announced criminal charges against Sripetch, Wexler, Patel and McAlpine in a parallel criminal case.

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Generator (ASX: CIE) has voted in favour of adopting a new strategy which will see the portfolio managed by an $85 billion California-based global and emerging markets equities manager. The board of CIE will implement the new strategy with WCM Investment ...

CalPERS scrutinises CIO personal investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The California Public Employees' Retirement System wants to impose tighter rules that will scrutinise and ultimately dispose the investments chief's personal holdings should conflicts of interest arise. The board of CalPERS is set to introduce ...

First Sentier takes stake in renewable energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... facilities throughout the United States. Terra-Gen's portfolio holds more than 30 generating facilities located primarily in California, with additional locations in Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Texas and Wyoming. The company currently operates ...

WAM makes proposition plans public

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... shareholders that it was considering the fund shift from its Australian mid-cap equities strategy to instead be managed by a California-based global and emerging markets equities manager, WCM Investment Management. Contango AM is run by Martin Switzer ...

CalPERS chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... deputy chief investment officer Dan Bienvenue. "I deeply believe in the CalPERS mission of serving those who serve California," Meng said. "I'm proud of the work we did to change the portfolio, build a skilled Investment Office, and set CalPERS on a ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
"We are all prisoners here of our own device." - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... increase and encourage peer-to-peer trading activity in the securities lending and repo markets to benefit asset owners. California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Ohio Public Employees Retirement ...