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Dallas Police & Fire Pension to Hire First CIO
The $3.5 billion pension plan will begin recruiting mid to late April.
Managers Exit as Public Pension Swells Internal Assets
The £4.4 billion pension for the city of Edinburgh is taking assets from two external managers.
Investors Shun US Stocks as Rate Rises Loom
As Janet Yellen takes to the stage, investors are leaving US shores.
USS Creates Financial Risk Monitor Role
Guy Coughlan has joined the universities’ pension provider in a newly-created position.
Why It Pays to Invest Locally
Despite portfolio theories, state pension plans delivered excess returns from locally-biased equity holdings and were able to better pick winners from losers.
What Do Snoop Dogg and CalSTRS Have in Common?
Both believe in divesting retirement assets from firearm companies.
Pension Funds to Dominate HF Capital by 2020
Nearly 85% of managers also expected to compromise more on fee arrangements in the next five years, according to a survey.
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.
Should Sponsors Cut Dividends to Close Pension Deficits?
Current reporting rules could mean deficit problems “fester for too long”, warns the International Accounting Standards Board’s chairman.
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.
Revamping China’s National Pension
The Chinese government said it plans to raise the retirement age in 2022.
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.