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April 3, 2024
Regulating the Robots
The current SEC proposal is seen as overreaching, but industry watchers see benefits if changes are made.
CalSTRS Focuses on Curbing Methane in 2024 Proxy Season

The giant pension fund has a history of pushing for environment-oriented goals.

POPULAR STORIES
Kathleen Lutito, Lumen Technologies CIO, to Retire in May
It’s Just the Beginning for Surging Secondary PE Sales
Nearly Half of the Largest US Pension Funds are More Than 100% Funded, Milliman Reports
Magnificent Seven’s Earnings Have Peaked, BofA Says
Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund Adds $2.1 Billion to Illinois Economy in 2023
NYC Pensions Negotiate Worker Safety Deals With Major Telecoms Companies
Japan’s GPIF Seeks to Boost Excess Returns by Resuming Foreign Stock Lending

After ending the practice in 2019, the pension giant is bringing it back with added countermeasures to avoid ‘empty voting.’

CDPQ Promotes Otéra Capital CEO to Lead Newly Consolidated Real Estate Division

Rana Ghorayeb will oversee the pension fund’s $57 billion portfolio as it consolidates its Ivanhoé Cambridge and Otéra Capital subsidiaries.

CalSTRS to Hold CIO Interviews Next Week

The CalSTRS search committee will meet on April 11 as it continues the process of hiring a successor for CIO Chris Ailman.

TRENDING: CalPERS Names Stephen Gilmore as New CIO

The new investment chief is CIO of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and is expected to start in July.

TRENDING: Insurers Increasingly Interested in Private Credit, Per GSAM

Insurers who manage $13 trillion in the Americas and APAC see high returns in private credit, according to Goldman Sachs’ 13th annual global insurance survey.

Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
July 18, 2024
Can Investors Earn Returns and End Cancer?
One in five people worldwide will develop cancer before age 75. In the U.S., nearly $7 billion per year is spent on cancer research, and that total is expected to rise. Investment opportunities exist in immunotherapy, cell therapy, vaccines and other technologies. Private sector and government investment together will lead to world-changing therapies, meaning there is definite upside for investors. How can institutional asset owners capitalize on these opportunities? Asset owners, managers and advisers will discuss where to watch for investible insights.
October 17, 2024
The Innovators
What makes someone an innovative investor and which institutional investors have the flexibility to innovate? The honorees and finalists for CIO’s NextGen and Industry Innovation Awards will share their best ideas for new ways to meet institutional investing targets. They will also share their thoughts on the kinds of innovations that institutional asset allocators can pursue and what risks might not be rewarded.
April 18, 2024
Investing in the Energy Transition
Listen as experts discuss the institutional investment opportunities in the global transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources and toward new sources, including hydrogen, LNG, solar, wind, hydro and geothermal. Additionally, they will review ways to realize returns from energy storage, carbon capture and other industrial changes, and they will cover divestiture and the concept of “orphaned by accident” segments of energy markets. Countries and companies are going to be spending money to invest in new industries that could attract global resources for a century or more. What kinds of trends, research and global developments should investors be watching as change happens?
January 31, 2024
Investment Returns and Monetary Policy
With developed market central banks pausing interest rate hikes and certain developing markets already starting to cut, what does monetary policy mean for portfolio returns in 2024? If alpha is found in the interplay between public and private markets, what investments, asset classes or currencies are the likely winners and where should investors be underweight for 2024? Hear from asset owners, OCIOs and asset managers about what to watch for this year.
Sponsored by Northern Trust Asset Management | December 12, 2023
How to Overcome the Challenges of the Evolving Index Landscape
With more frequent and extreme volatility over the past decade, we have witnessed a profound transformation in the investment landscape which has challenged the resilience of popular indices. The dynamic shifts of indices may have far-reaching implications on asset allocation and diversification strategies, with the potential to wreak havoc on institutional portfolios. Join Michael Hunstad, CIO of Global Equities at Northern Trust Asset Management, as he uncovers the driving forces behind index investment performance, and how to position your portfolio for the years to come.
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