The C$43 billion ($40 billion) Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) continues its
strategic revamp with the appointment of a new chief investment officer, splitting the role from chief executive Michael Nobrega who will focus on the ambitious plans to build co-investment opportunities and offer third-party investment management services.
Investment decision making framework needs a rethink post crisis
While advising clients not to rebalance throughout much of the financial crisis, RogersCasey now believes investors should reposition to a “normal” asset allocation position, providing they re-examine what that ‘normal” is. Amanda White spoke with chief executive Tim Barron.
CalPERS and Macquarie in tit for tat property deal
Global Retail Investors (GRI), a joint venture between the $188 billion CalPERS and First Washington Realty has bought a large portfolio of shopping centres from Macquarie CountryWide Trust, a realestate portfolio the joint venture largely sold to Macquarie nearly five years ago.
Temasek expands co-investment platform
The S$185 billion ($134 billion) Temasek Holdings is considering a long-term plan to develop a co-investment platform for retail investors, on the back of a long history of co-investment with private equity funds and other institutional investors.
Teachers argues against private placement voting rights
The $C87 billion Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) is arguing for the protection of investor voting rights in corporate transactions, as one of its private equity funds is fighting the effects a private placement by an investee company may have on the voting results in a second stage amalgamation transaction.
Harvard endowment in hiring mode
The Harvard Management Company (HMC), which manages the assets of the Harvard Endowment, is hiring again after cutting up to a quarter of jobs earlier this year, with 18 investment, accounting and technology support jobs currently on offer, and chief executive, Jane Mendillo, citing a plan to add key investment professionals in coming months.
