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Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Cerulli Associates has released new research that sharpens the definition of alternative investments, giving some fresh insight for investors that have long struggled with assessing the category The Boston-based firm consulted the US finance district ...

Sign Say on Pay: CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has signed a letter from institutional investors urging financial companies to support the shareowner advisory vote on executive compensation. CalPERS was among approximately 30 investors that signed ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
Three leading placement agents in Australia have filed a joint submission to the Cooper Review, stressing that the system in Australia is more transparent and markedly different to the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the ...

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' ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
The $200 billion CalPERS is lobbying for legislation that requires placement agents to register as lobbyists, and be subject to the reporting and ethics rules under the California Political Reform Act. In light of recent allegations that placement agents ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
"Significant challenges remain. The flow of credit remains constrained, economic activity weak and unemployment much too high. Future setbacks are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities ...

Under 30s shine in Future Leaders Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Julia Feher from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) won this year's IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards for her paper recommending a "pay for use" financial planning business model. The IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards program ...

All aboard online at CalPERS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The California Public Employees' Retirement System is taking member education to cyberspace with the recently launched CalPERSResponds.com - a website that tackles pension issues such as investments, health and security. According to a press statement ...

Global instos push for climate change action

PRESS STATEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Investment institutions including AMP, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Cbus and 178 others representing $14 trillion have signed a statement urging world leaders to agree on climate change. The statement, issued last month, outlines the ...

Billionaire faces insider trading noose

SEC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
Billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and his New York-based hedge fund advisory firm, Galleon Management, has been charged for insider trading that allegedly saw him pocket over $27 million in illicit gains. The US Securities and Exchange Commission, which laid ...