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CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... said the fund invested in line with the Federal Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of prohibited companies. "The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), like state pension funds across America, relies on global investments to generate ...

AustralianSuper, QIC back investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... include CampusParc at the Ohio State University, MasParc and Mobility LLC at Northeastern University, and a 40% stake in California's Long Beach Courthouse. Also commenting, Generate chief executive and co-founder Scott Jacobs said: "We are fortunate ...

Ponzi scheme rakes in almost $1.5bn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
A California-based couple has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme worth just under $1.5 billion (USD$1billion). The SEC has charged Jeffery and Paulette Carpoff with violating antifraud provisions ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... incorporated into risk management and business plans. "High profile events, like recent wildfires in Australia and California, are adding pressure on companies to take action on climate risk at a time when they also face greater geopolitical and cyber ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... researcher and author - response to The Fifth Estate 's assertion that: "fire emergencies here [Australia] and in California, melting glaciers, recent fires in the Arctic Circle and flooding in Venice is enough evidence to prompt us to start planning ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... company has been battling a class action from workers in XPO's trucking service who claim the company violated California labour laws by denying them minimum wage, overtime and meal breaks. Yahoo! Finance analysis of the stock showed that at this ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... to share his human-centric ideas. The switch to financial planning came after a conversation with a top adviser in California. "About 15 years ago, I talked to an adviser who was top five in all of California and he was miserable. I realised that it ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... purchase of big-ticket assets in the US and other nations," said US Attorney Nicola Hanna of the Central District of California. "The message in this case is simple: the United States is not a safe haven for pilfered funds. Our strict anti-money laundering ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... beginning in 2012, to pay a total of $525,000 to facilitate his daughter's admission to the University of Southern California (USC) as a purported recruit for the soccer team. He also sought to have his son admitted to USC as a football recruit. ...

Dealer group awards investment mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
Marty Switzer's Contango Asset Management has won a mandate from a financial advice dealer group. Lifespan Financial Planning made a $20 million inaugural allocation to a global large cap strategy managed by WCM Investment Management. WCM is headquartered ...