Newsmakers
Japan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Surpasses Norway’s as World’s Largest
A 1.5% return for fiscal 2018 raises the fund’s total asset value to $1.46 trillion.
Exclusive: Don’t Be a Laggard; Legal & General Head Encourages Companies for Green Action
Head of US Stewardship and Sustainable Investments John Hoeppner explains the strategy behind firm’s Future World funds.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan CEO to Retire
Jo Taylor will become the new chief January 1, 2020, after Ron Mock departs.
Deutsche Bank’s Radical Overhaul: Job Cuts, Focus on Investment
CEO Christian Ewing blames low returns, high costs for ‘deep cuts.’
Alexander Navab, Former KKR Head, Dies at 53
Private equity legend recently started his own firm after 24 years with KKR.
Exclusive: South Carolina Hits the ‘Sweet Spot’ with New Co-Investment Program
Investment commission’s staff explains how the $31.5 billion fund is readying itself for new PE opportunities.
Mississippi PERS CIO Lorrie Tingle Retires
Tingle had been with the $28.3 billion fund for 23 years.
Wide Index Use Means ESG-Minded Investors Own Private Prison Stocks
That’s how lock-up companies, in poor odor lately, end up in top pension portfolios.
Danish Pension Debuts Line of Sustainable Products
AP Pension believes new employees will invest 25% of their pension in sustainable line.
Nominate the Most Extraordinary Asset Owners and Managers for the 2019 CIO Innovation Awards
Supreme Court to Eye Money-Losing Pension Investments
Question is: Can plan beneficiaries sue over risky asset allocations, despite the plan’s return to full funding?
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation CIO Leaves
Carrie Thome had been with the Wisconsin–Madison’s scientific research investment organization for 18 years.
CIO Roundtable: Improvements Made
This series talks with leading CIOs about improvements made to their funds that have made a difference.
Boosting Diverse Managers Needs a Big Push, Says Chicago Teachers’ CIO
Key to this, pension official Angela Miller-May tells a US House panel, is requiring a set level of minority and female outside advisers.
