Guardian Newspaper Targets Gates Foundation Over Oil Assets
The world’s largest charity is now the focus of a major petition and campaign pushing it to sell off fossil fuel-related investments worth $1.4 billion.
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San Diego Pension CEO Resigns as Friction Continues
Brian White will leave the $10.5 billion public fund as it searches for a new CIO and conflicts between trustees intensify.
UK Pensions ‘Must Collaborate to Cut Deficits’
A £47 billion shortfall won’t be addressed by raising taxes or investing passively, says the LPFA’s Susan Martin.
Infra Managers Lose Ground to Asset Owners Going Direct
Infrastructure buyers are piling in more cash and, increasingly, ditching fund managers.
The Hierarchy of Alpha
Why all alpha—and beta—is not created equal, according to guest columnist Christopher Schelling, director of private equity for the Texas Municipal Retirement Systems.
The Tension: Complex Investments; Basic Data
Investments are getting more complicated and have begun leaving investors' infrastructures behind, according to State Street.
Dalio’s Warning to Yellen: Don’t Repeat 1937
As the first interest rate rise in six years looms, influential investors are getting worried.
Participants Not Sole Consideration, CIOs Warned
It’s no longer as simple as upholding the financial interests of a pension fund’s members.
Schwarzman: This is Why Blackstone is Successful
The alternative investment giant's 2014 report is long on records, achievement and dry powder... if short on modesty.
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.
