Australia's superannuation fund Christian Super and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension in the United States, are archetypes of funds that have invested for the sustainable economy across asset classes while gaining a competitive advantage, according to a report released by UNPRI.
The pension and benefit obligations of states outstripped plan assets by a startling $1.38 trillion in fiscal 2010, a study by the Pew Center on the States has found.
Sean Foley, a senior vice president for investments overseeing AT&T’s pension plan, has resigned and Bill Hammond, an AT&T veteran, has taken his place.
The Kuwait Investment Authority and Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund are slated to become cornerstone investors for the planned $2 billion listing of IHH Healthcare Bhd., the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Denmark has allowed the country’s pension funds to change the discount rate they employ to calculate their liabilities a week after Sweden implemented a similar reform.
More people are working well past the age they are officially allowed to retire – do we all have a greater work ethic these days or is it a sign of impending pension doom?