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The manager of the $1 trillion Government Pension Fund Global has adopted the FX Global Code of Conduct and expects its counterparties to do the same. But the pension giant hasn’t stopped there.
Partnership creates global events network
Conexus Financial, the financial services media and events company and publisher of top1000funds.com, has formed a partnership with the New York-based World Pension Forum (WPF) to create a major international conference business catering to the world’s largest institutional investors. Conexus will apply its events management expertise and experience to enhance existing WPF events – three
IPERS’ three-pronged approach to active risk: Portable alpha, TAA and ARP
CIO of Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, Siriam Lakshminarayanan, explains its approach to active risk and why portable alpha, alternative risk premium, and tactical asset allocation make a good, three-pronged strategy.
Research: CEO pay peaked in 1990s
In this paper, Steven Kaplan from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and National Bureau of Economic Research considers the evidence for three common perceptions of US chief executive officer pay and corporate governance. The first is that chief executive officers are overpaid and their pay keeps increasing; the second is that CEOs
Learning to see with a risk 2.0 lens
What happens if we examine past financial crises through a risk framework that acknowledges the adaptive, interconnected nature of real markets? Researcher at Thinking Ahead Institute Andrea Caloisi explores the application of a ‘risk 2.0’ framework to historical events.
Asset owners reflect on what to expect in 2022
Asset owners think in years rather than months, but investors expect a handful of key areas will define the year ahead. A clearer view on inflation; poor bond performance and a resurgence in labour rights to name a few.
Investors must be conscious about currency says Russell
Institutional investors are being urged to embrace ‘conscious currency’ by thinking of currency risks as unmanaged active portfolios, and therefore develop responses to deal separately with those risks.
Reclaiming fiduciary duty balance
Reclaiming fiduciary duty balance between prudence, loyalty and impartiality is critical to sustaining pension promises, this article claims. It would encourage better alignment of pension service providers’ supply chain interests, adoption of fit-for-purpose pension fund governance practices, and implementation of precautionary risk management policies.
Florida set to reject governance advice
The Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) looks set to reject substantial governance reforms recommended by its consultant, Crowe Horwath.
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