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Climate-change cloud has silver lining: Mercer
Climate change could slash as much as 10 per cent off portfolios in the next 20 years, according to Mercer’s much-anticipated climate change report, the result of an 18-month collaboration with 14 institutional investors from around the globe.
LACERS extends RFP for general consultant
The $9.4 billion Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) has extended its request for a proposal for a general consultant to the end of January 2010, as it looks to consider for the first time using a pool of consultants to bid on special projects.
Wilshire paints dire picture for state retirement systems
Wilshire Consulting’s annual report on US state retirement systems reveals near-universal underfunding, leavened only slightly by the 19.5 per cent rally in global equity markets in the eight months since its cut-off date.
Wisconsin leans into opportunities
In the space of three months the State of Wisconsin Investment Board has moved its portfolio from “defensive” to “offensive” as it “leans into the opportunities” presented by the coronavirus crisis. CIO and executive director David Villa, and deputy, Rochelle Klaskin spoke to Amanda White about the portfolio and how the large internal team is managing remotely.
Why taking care of business means taking care of nature first
As universal owners, pension funds can’t diversify away from the risk that biodiversity loss poses to the companies they invest in. A global, co-ordinated effort to push for better policy settings is underway, and a growing number of investors are recognising that halting and reversing biodiversity loss is an issue that demands immediate
California public pension funds face cost-cuts
A report into Californian pension funds calls for administrators and government to radically redraw how they calculate benefits to members to cut government contributions and address a looming funding crisis.
Diversification With Attitude, parts A and B
Diversification is one of the few reliable ‘free lunches’ in asset markets. Nevertheless, investors do not always extract the best from the available benefits. Many portfolios still carry some concentrated risk exposures. And when diversification is pursued, it often occurs under the shotgun approach of increasing the number of return sources, albeit guided by a
CEPB gets tough on climate lobbying
Climate lobbying by powerful trade associations is delaying and diluting the impact of net zero policies and running counter to the effort policy makers, companies and investors are making to reduce their emissions, says Clare Richards, senior engagement manager in the investments team at the £4.3 billion Church of England Pensions Board where she has
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