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Florida State Board of Administration has built an active credit portfolio spanning public and private markets, CIO Lamar Taylor says the initiative could be the first step in a broader shift away from traditional asset-class investing towards a framework centred on return drivers and risk exposures.
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The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI).
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Danish pension fund ATP will expand its operations into the United Kingdom, and the new head of its UK operations, Morten Nilsson, says they can offer a more diverse range of investments and better risk controls than what is currently available to many British pension fund members.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Rogerscasey chief executive, Tim Barron (pictured), provides a different perspective on the S&P downgrade of US Treasuries, asking whether the act was actually a downgrade of democracy in that country.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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