Utah to look for PE managers
The $37 billion Utah Retirement Systems (URS) will allocate to private equity managers directly, rather than through funds-of-funds, for the first time since it began investing in the asset class 35 years ago.
Sweden’s FTN focuses on fees and returns in latest procurement
Lower management fees and higher returns defined the latest selection process at the Swedish Fund Selection Agency in its latest awarding of active global equity mandates to 12 managers, its largest and most ambitious €20 billion ($23 billion) procurement so far.
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PRI rallies boards on data security
A group of more than 50 investors has formed to help raise awareness and standards for data protection. As related risks become a primary concern for directors, PRI is co-ordinating efforts.
Adventist Health’s risk appetite grows
The $6 billion Adventist Health System is considering more risk as it grows and is seeking to gain from efficient processes. The goal remains maximum effectiveness in provision of healthcare.
OPTrust takes climate-change action
The $15 billion Canadian pension plan considers active engagement more effective than divestment and market forces more immediate than regulation, as it works towards a low-carbon economy.
PE outperformance doesn’t add up
Thanks to recent history, flawed methodology and ill-chosen indices, most say PE consistently outdoes public equity. But the right data tells a different story, Oxford academics write.
Australia’s pension funds cricitised
As the fifth round of Australia’s financial services royal commission came to a close, counsel assisting criticised many retirement savings funds for their retention strategies, conflicts of interest and other practices deemed not in members’ best interests.
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