APG has successfully shifted its smaller pension fund clients to the new defined contribution pension system and now begins the huge task of moving the giant ABP as well. The defined contribution system has many implications including shedding more than 1000 staff at APG and moving investments more into riskier assets.
Private engagement has more influence on company behaviour and performance a new study of CalPERS’ corporate governance reveals. Analysis by Wilshire Associates has found that because privately engaged companies are more receptive to reform and move more quickly to better governance standards, the turnaround in their stock performance is quicker. It found that the turnaround
OMERS continues its drive to bring more of its investment management in-house, recently announcing a major expansion of its investment operations with the launch of a New York investment office.
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has released a report analysing investor motivation for voting against the “say on pay” proposal at companies where the motion failed to receive majority support at annual meetings this year. The study, conducted by independent executive compensation and performance consultancy Farient Advisors, examines how the new “say on pay”
Whether it involves skill, good judgment or just plain luck, choosing the right manager is never an exact science but recently published research reveals institutional investors can make better decisions by avoiding conventional wisdom around past performance.
There are an estimated 1,600 private equity firms around the world in capital-raising mode at the moment, offering fiduciary investors a smorgasbord of alternatives, split on regions, style, size, stage and sector categorisations. Some recent good news for investors is that, for private equity at least, there is now evidence of performance persistence.
Most public sector pension funds are subject to some sort of political interference, notwithstanding the best efforts of fund trustees and staff. Few, however, can rival the experience of America’s third-largest fund, the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
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