In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Rob Pruguel, principal consultant at Callidum Investment Research, about vulnerability as we restart the global economy, consolidation with superannuation and how bigger isn’t always better.
CalPERS’ public and private equity reset shapes performance
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.
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PensionDanmark’s alternative ambition
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is not only providing its members with robust returns, it's also leading Denmark's ambitions to become the "new Norway" but in green energy rather than oil and gas.
Investor feedback needed for ISSB standards
It is fundamental that asset owners contribute feedback to the prototypes on climate and general sustainability disclosures issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) according to Janine Guillot, special adviser to the ISSB chair.
Proposed US DoL rules on ESG ignore duty of impartiality
Fiduciary duty principles must be adaptive to change and the US has fallen behind. The authors argue that a more comprehensive application of fiduciary duty principles in the US is necessary to protect the life savings of ERISA plan participants. In particular impartiality is important for pension plans.
UNJSPF vows to explore impact and streamline governance
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund plans to explore impact investment for part of the $90 billion portfolio including in developing and emerging markets like Africa, and boost diversification of its investments across developed, developing and emerging markets.
Private equity boom also holds challenges for Oregon
It's been a white hot year for private equity but challenges in the asset class continue for investors, like the impact on total asset allocation given massive appreciations in portfolio values, plus slow distributions from GPs. We look at Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund’s large private equity portfolio.
AP7 prepares to re-tender and add mandates
Sweden's AP7 fund, which invests primarily in equities, is retendering mandates in its large ACWI exposure and hunting for new managers in its alpha allocation.
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