GPTB highlights transparency gaps
The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed the need for serious improvement in pension transparency across the globe.
Benchmark will help build trust
Transparency is an important link in improving pension delivery, and the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark will help lift transparency standards and ultimately trust in pension institutions, according to its advisory board.
Remembering David Villa
David Villa, executive director and chief investment officer of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, passed away on the weekend. Amanda White reflects on his legacy.
BpfBOUW: The importance of hedge funds
Hedge funds are getting a bad press again, but for Dutch fund BpfBOUW the latest skirmish simply underscores their importance in a portfolio as Erik Hulshof, trustee and chair of the investment committee explains.
CalSTRS takes on ExxonMobil
The $255 billion Californian pension fund, CalSTRS, has embarked on a new era of “activist stewardship” which will see it take on large companies such as Exxon Mobil which have not responded to shareholder engagement.
Electric Revolution
With a federal government turn over to the Democratic party this year, hopes are high for a focused, comprehensive federal approach to tackling climate change, rather than the patchwork state approach of the past administration. President Biden has consistently highlighted the climate crisis as urgent, and the team of advisors he has assembled on the issue demonstrates his commitment.
