Amanda White, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Overcoming UNPRI implementation hurdles

With some government-committed funding, the Responsible Investment Academy, has the flexibility to achieve its aim of being the first global academic-training centre to teach pension funds and their service providers how to formally incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their investment assessments. Amanda White spoke to chair of the academy’s advisory council, Steve […]

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2009

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Temasek’s strategic outlook extends to emerging countries

Temasek Holdings has made changes to the long-term outlook of its S$185 billion ($134 billion) portfolio reducing the asset allocation to OECD countries and adding an allocation of 10 per cent to “other geographies” including Latin America, Russia and Africa.

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2009

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Big pension funds list their target asset classes for next 3 years

Investment grade bonds, followed by emerging market equities and then diversified global equities, are the asset classes which will best meet the requirements of large pension funds and multi-manager packagers, according to a survey of the fiduciaries of assets totalling more than $5 trillion.

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2009

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Peter Bernstein: Risk Inverse

Peter Bernstein, an economic consultant and respected investment thinker passed away on Friday June 5 in New York. Widely regarded as an intellectual giant in the investment circles for his ability to translate complex mathematical models into practical applications, he founded the Journal of Portfolio Management in 1974 and wrote a number of respected books […]

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2009

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…as consultant assessment initiates changes to internal equity team and technology

CalPERS has reached its capacity to internally manage equities portfolios and would need to make changes to technology and staff resources if the internally-managed equities program is expanded, according to the outcome of the annual consultant review of CalPERS’ internal equity team by Wilshire Associates.

Amanda WhiteJune 9, 2009

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Asset class review inspires opportunistic allocation at CalPERS’

CalPERS is considering adopting an “opportunistic” program seeking to profit from substantially undervalued assets across various asset classes and strategies, and will be limited to 3 per cent of the fund’s total market value.

Amanda WhiteJune 9, 2009

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Overcoming UNPRI implementation hurdles

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Temasek’s strategic outlook extends to emerging countries

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Big pension funds list their target asset classes for next 3 years

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Peter Bernstein: Risk Inverse

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…as consultant assessment initiates changes to internal equity team and technology

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Asset class review inspires opportunistic allocation at CalPERS’

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