New Janus Unit CEO/CIO Gives Surprise Resignation
Perkins Investment Management chief Jeff Kautz has stepped down after just three months on the job.
Newsmakers
Future Fund Names Infrastructure Chief
Wendy Norris will take over the A$8 billion (US$6.2 billion) portfolio immediately.
Guardian Newspaper Targets Gates Foundation Over Oil Assets
The world’s largest charity is now the focus of a major petition and campaign pushing it to sell off fossil fuel-related investments worth $1.4 billion.
San Diego Pension CEO Resigns as Friction Continues
Brian White will leave the $10.5 billion public fund as it searches for a new CIO and conflicts between trustees intensify.
UK Pensions ‘Must Collaborate to Cut Deficits’
A £47 billion shortfall won’t be addressed by raising taxes or investing passively, says the LPFA’s Susan Martin.
Dalio’s Warning to Yellen: Don’t Repeat 1937
As the first interest rate rise in six years looms, influential investors are getting worried.
Schwarzman: This is Why Blackstone is Successful
The alternative investment giant's 2014 report is long on records, achievement and dry powder... if short on modesty.
Dallas Police & Fire Pension to Hire First CIO
The $3.5 billion pension plan will begin recruiting mid to late April.
Swedish Government Pension Appoints Minister as CEO
The finance minister with oversight for the country’s pension buffer funds will lead the $11 billion KPA Pension from April.
M&G Fixed Income Sales Chief Exits
Bernard Abrahamsen spent 13 years with the Prudential-owned asset manager's sales team.
Philadelphia Pension Plan Seeks a New CIO
The $4.5 billion defined benefit plan is looking for candidates with at least eight years of experience.
CalPERS to Provide Lending Facility to Clearing House
The $300 billion pension has joined investment banks and broker-dealers in offering liquidity to the world’s biggest derivatives trader.
Where Are All the Female Private Equity Managers?
Only 11.7% of senior private equity executives are women, according to Preqin.
UK’s Pensions Trust Hires Amid Strategy Overhaul
The appointment of an executive scheme manager is part of a management restructure led by new CEO Mike Ramsey.
CIO Profile: A Pension Taking on the Regulators
Stefan Nellshen of Bayer Pensionskasse won’t let regulatory burdens distract him from exploring new asset classes.