Royal Mail Pension Trustees Agree to Changes
Board “reluctantly” agrees to close sections of the pension plan.
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MPs Call for Parliament’s Pension to Divest from Fossil Fuels
50 members of Parliament join environmental campaign.
Preqin: Service Providers Get Shuffled as Hedge Funds Demand More for Less
25% of all hedge fund managers surveyed at year-end 2016 changed at least one service provider over the preceding 12 months.
Mexico Sanctions Four Retirement Fund Administrators $58.6 Million
Regulator alleges administrators engaged in “monopolistic practices.”
NEPC: Redefining the Role of Hedge Funds
Some of the funds are changing their strategic approach or at least becoming slightly more transparent.
Barclays Settles SEC Charges for $97 Million
Investment bank to create fair fund to pay back clients.
Understanding PE’s Current Value Proposition
As more money pours into the sector, concerns regarding the erosion of the illiquidity premium have percolated.
NEPC Conference Discusses Signs of Real Estate Bubble
US property market 40% above 2007 peak on blended basis.
Rhode Island Names Alec Stais as CIO
Goldman Sachs Asset Management managing director replaces interim CIO Tim Nguyen.
South Carolina Still Eyes Pension Reform Despite New Law
State legislature joint committee to hold hearings on fixing the state’s pension problem.
Labor Department Investigates 3M Pension Plan
Inquiry relates to private equity investments, expenses, securities lending, and distributions of benefits.
Women, Minorities Run Tiny Fraction of Global Assets, Knight Foundation Study Finds
Groups represent just 1.1% of the trillions of dollars overseen by the global asset management industry, report says.
EB-5 Visa Program Faces Calls for Reform Even as it is Extended by Congress
Key issues include reforming minimum investment amounts, stricter oversight and reclassification of targeted employment areas (TEAs), and visa-processing inefficiencies.
Sohn Conference Speaker Serra Sees UK Gilts as a Short Play
Dependency on imports, stagnant productivity, and growing social imbalance prompt negativity from Algebris Investments founder.
Will GTAA Prove Itself?
GTAA, has not been standing still but has evolved in some new directions that reflect investors’ desire for a more opportunistic approach—and lower costs.