Principal at Mercer, Craig Rosenthal, was among the witnesses who gave testimony to the US House of Representatives Committee On Ways and Means, under the hearing “Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Levels and Investment Advice Rules” on October 1.
His testimony included findings of new Mercer analysis of data from 874 clients’ defined benefit plans. The analysis by Mercer’s US pension actuaries, including estimated 2009 required contributions and credit balances, is detailed here.
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The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute has developed an eBay-like service for sovereign wealth funds that will enable them to access and search for assets and investment funds via a buyer centric marketplace. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Cleantech investments is one area in the private equity and venture capital space which is continuing to show strong growth, according to a report by London-based alternatives research house Prequin. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The $122.4 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has withdrawn five of the seven climate-related shareholder resolutions filed during the 2009 proxy season after the companies pledged to improve their greenhouse gas disclosure. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
ReGroup is one of four firms providing resources to CalPERS as it embarks on its governance/risk management initiative. President and chief executive of the firm, Ann Oglanian, speaks with Amanda White about risk management best practice and how pension funds can initiate organisational risk management change. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Tony Rocker, partner global head of infrastructure funds at KPMG in the UK, reviews infrastructure funds in light of the current market downturn and concludes that, with a little realism and improved transparency, the sector can look forward to a sound future. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The NT$700 billion ($21 billion) Taiwanese Labor Pension Fund is tendering for Asia ex-Japan and global equities mandates, with a combined asset value of $1.2 billion, for its new and old pension funds in what is the first overseas discretionary search for this year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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