Retirement is a recent phenomenon in history and has acquired several preconceptions around a typical experience. This thought-provoking session explores the reality of ageing in the 21st century and the contemporary needs of members. After this session the question has to be asked, what will we call this conference next year?
Participant: Paul Gordon, Co Author Spenditude, Principal Aon’s smartMonday
Facilitator: Alex Proimos, head of institutional content, Investment Magazine
Length: 23 mins
CalPERS is continuing to reap the benefits of a sweeping overhaul of its public and private equity programs, with the two asset classes, which are the biggest components in the portfolio, powering a 14.8 per cent return for the $637 billion fund in the last reporting period.
Keith Ambachtsheer, director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (Rotman ICPM), believes increased scale expands the capabilities of pension funds, while also enhancing their operations and lowering costs. But their financial strength should not be allowed to compromise their core purpose. He shares his thoughts with Simon Mumme. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
“You almost don’t need to say the words, ‘risk management’,” says Barbara Zvan, head of risk and asset mix at the $84.9 billion (C$87.4 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), when asked about how closely integrated the investment and risk management teams at the big defined benefit fund are. She talks to Simon Mumme about
The most recent investment review by the £13 billion ($20 billion) BP Pension Fund, completed last month, didn’t focus on altering investment allocations, rather it examined the way investment decisions are made at the fund. Chief executive, Sally Bridgeland spoke to Amanda White about the governance changes and the new flexibility around investments. Defined benefit
The A$28 billion ($25.5 billion) AustralianSuper, has reduced its allocation to hedge funds from 3.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent, as part of a process of analysing the sources of beta within the overall investment portfolio. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hedge fund managers are moving to improve their capital base in the wake of the financial crisis, as well as their risk processes and asset/liability alignment for liquidity purposes. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New York’s State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, has hinted the constitutionality of legislation to create a board of trustees for the State’s Common Retirement Fund may be challenged. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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