New Mexico PERA’s Board Stalls Executive Pay Increases
Pension fund officials already received ‘huge raises’ in 2018, says Director Armijo.
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Alternatives Are Moving New Jersey’s Funding Needle
How the floundering pension employed them to better its funding status during a rough 2018.
NY State, Church of England Pensions Withhold Exxon Directors Support
The funds say the oil company’s response to climate change has been ‘inadequate.’
Everyone’s Failing to Help Fund Puerto Rico Pension’s Back-Up Plan
Report finds that municipalities, public organizations, and the private sector are failing to pay their fair share to assist the decimated pension.
San Francisco Needs to Commit $2.8 Billion to Private Markets
The pension system will need to make major new investments in 2019 to keep its large private markets portfolio intact. In the case of private credit, the investments will also help build the asset class.
CalSTRS Expected to Support Carbon Pricing
Plan will look at corporations’ policies on the issue as it examines their sustainability policies.
Norway Pension Fund Honcho Questions ESG Mandates
Yngve Slyngstad, who manages the money of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, thinks environmentally minded rules may hurt returns.
NY Pension’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Efforts Facing Stalwart Opposition
Opponents of the bill cite New York’s potential influence on the rest of the country.
Kentucky Pension Lawsuit Alleging Hedge Fund Fraud Dismissed
Court rules plaintiffs couldn’t demonstrate how they had been damaged.
South Dakota Gears Up Emergency Plan
Reduction in subsidies would be first remedy if system’s funded status drops below 100%.
Two Top Australian Supers to Merge
Equip and the Catholic Super mark nation’s third big merger in three months.
Brexit Is a Mess, but Texas Teachers Is Keeping Its London Outpost
CIO Jerry Albright says Britain is still a good place to run investments from.
CalSTRS Tackles Opioid Crisis
The pension plan is challenging opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy chains as part of its corporate engagement program.
Hiring for Texas Teachers’ Private Equity Fleet ‘On Schedule’
CIO Jerry Albright ‘pleased’ as hiring worries for internalization plans diminish.