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CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING | FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010

... opportunities this week, and in typically unconventional fashion. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested $500 million into a new internally managed environmental investment strategy; while Canada's Ontario Teachers' ...

Toll roads lead global $50bn M&A activity

ELISE BURGESS | FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010

... they (UBS) are taking account of is the existing players in infrastructure, but that's ignoring big pensions funds like CalPERS and CalSTRS," said Meaney, adding that the $200bn CalPERS said it intends to invest into infrastructure. "Start adding those ...

CalPERS shifts $1bn to GID

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010

US pension fund CalPERS has consolidated its $1.1 billion core multifamily apartment portfolio to long-term partner GID Investment Advisers LLC (GID). The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) said that it made the decision to advance ...

CalPERS taps Brazilian real estate

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010

Dob in a fraud: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010

Notice a fraud activity at your super fund? Members of the US' largest public pension fund CalPERS can now complain about fraudsters following the launch of an ethics helpline. The helpline will enable the pension fund to receive tips, concerns and ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010

Pension fund CalPERS has used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Last week, Attorney General Edmund Brown subpoenaed hundreds of employment ...

US fin reforms win pension fund support

MEDIA RELEASE | THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010

The biggest pension fund in the US, CalPERS, has applauded President Barack Obama's new federal financial reform law that holds credit rating agencies more accountable for their ratings and imposes tougher requirements on hedge funds. The $233 billion-plus ...

CalPERS buys Gatwick Airport stake

PRESS RELEASE | MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has bought a 12 per cent stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners for $178 million. Gatwick Airport is the UK's second most active airport and one of the busiest ...

CalPERS reprimands board member

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010

One of the largest US funds, CalPERS, has voted to strip one board member's position as chair of the fund's health benefits committee along with her travel privileges after failing to file financial disclosure statements. According to a press release ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010

One of the biggest pension funds in the US, CalPERS, has opposed the re-election of six Bank of America directors who failed to fully disclose the true financial condition of Merrill Lynch before the controversial merger in September 2008. CalPERS will ...

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Keystone Asset Management to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | 12:46PM

Keystone Asset Management will be liquidated, as ASIC investigates exactly what's happened to funds invested in the Shield Master Fund.

Sally Auld to take on chief economist role at NAB

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:38PM

Alan Oster will retire from NAB after 32 years in the chief economist role, with Sally Auld set to replace him - creating another open position at JBWere.

Praemium partners to bring structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI | 12:12PM

Praemium inked a deal with Stropro, an alternative investment platform, to offer financial advisers improved access to structured products to better meet the evolving needs of their high-net-worth (HNW) clients.

Nuveen extends private credit fund to Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:20PM

The global asset manager's private credit income fund will now be available to Australian wholesale investors.

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