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CalPERS sells $4.2bn in real estate assets

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will sell US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) in assets from its real estate investment portfolio. CalPERS will sell the stake to Blackstone's Strategic Partners Fund Solutions, and it includes 43 ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015

US pension fund giant CalPERS and CalSTRS must divest their positions in coal companies after a new bill was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015

... 2.4 times the amount of money drawn. In Europe it was about 2.2 times," Collier said. According to US-based pension fund CalPERS, investment returns on its private equity program have averaged more than 10% for investment periods greater than three years. ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015

... low fees might be more acute in Australia, investors globally have started to shun hedge funds. Giant US pension fund CalPERS was among the first to enter the space, and the first to leave it in September 2014. At the same time, the Dodd-Frank reforms ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015

... leading universities. It has been reported this week that the US$308 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is also taking another step in its move to integrate greater ESG analysis among its managers in all asset classes. The ...

QIC inks $1bn infrastructure deal with CalPERS

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

... has formed a $1 billion Asia-Pacific infrastructure partnership with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. Under the terms of the arrangement, QIC will source, create ...

Super funds too small for activism

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2015

... over the last 10 years. American pension funds embracing activism are California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP). Credit Suisse analysed the ...

CalPERS meetings open to members

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015

... funds, both not-for-profit and retail, may pride themselves on their governance and transparency but US pension fund giant CalPERS shows how far behind they are on world's best practice. CalPERS, the A$375 billion California public sector pension fund ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015

... investment return value from these strategies the allocations have to be high, as the A$380 billion US pension fund giant CalPERS realised last year when it decided to abandon hedge funds - without big weightings it's hard to justify the effort, fees ...

Alternatives managers asked to help more with fees

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015

... years have seen investors become ever more vociferous," Preqin chief executive Mark O'Hare said. "In the year that saw CalPERS announce it is withdrawing from the hedge fund asset class due to complexity and cost, it is unsurprising that institutional ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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