London Pension Fund Targets Real Estate
London's multibillion public pension fund confirmed it was
considering investments in residential property.
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Report Says Harvard Endowment Losses Deepened Crisis
A new report says Harvard University and five of its New England
peers took too much risk and accelerated the financial crisis.
China Pension Invests $2.2 Billion in AgriBank
China’s national pension fund invested more than 15 billion yuan
($2.2 billion) to become Agricultural Bank of China’s third-largest
holder.
The Pensions Trust to Review Investment Strategy With New CIO
David Adkins has been appointed as the trust's chief investment
officer.
CalPERS Delays $600 Million More From State
Citing a $19.1 billion budget deficit, the largest US public pension
delays taking hundreds of millions of dollars more from the state to
pay for employee retirement benefits next year.
Survey: Pension Deficits for One in 10 FTSE Firms
The total disclosed pension liabilities of FTSE-100 firms has
skyrocketed to £410 billion from £382 billion in the past 12 months.
Report: Growing Number of Consultants Offer Performance Measurement
Global custodians remain the largest vendors of performance
measurement services to institutional investors, yet more and more
investment management consultants are able to provide the same services.
Key EU Committee OKs Hedge Fund Clampdown
The decision by European lawmakers
likely will accelerate a wider regulatory overhaul of financial
services.
Survey: Pensions and PE Have Misaligned Interests
A survey from IE Consulting
shows a majority of pensions believe misalignment of interests with
their private equity managers (GPs) had become more apparent during the
crisis.
Qatar's SWF Plans $5 Billion Investment in Malaysia
1Malaysia Development Bhd
(1MDB) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will pursue a partnership to
capitalize on opportunities in the energy and real estate sectors in
Malaysia's Klang Valley.
TIAA-CREF Seeks Endowment Management
The New York-based retirement plan provider is looking for money
managers from colleges and foundations and may announce the initiative
as soon as this week.
Investors See Rosy Outlook in Secondary Private Equity
Most institutional investors intend to either maintain or increase
their allocation to private equity in 2010, according to research by SL
Capital Partners.
Good News for Asset Managers: Higher Paychecks
After the first quarter, Johnson Associates broadly predicts an
increase in incentive compensation across the financial services
industry.
SWFs Caution Against Investment Restrictions
Uncertainty is affecting investment policy and combined with the
recent heightening of sovereign risk, is resulting in a highly complex
operating environment for sovereign funds.
China's SWF to Pump $1.23 Billion Into Penn West
Penn West is selling 45% of oil-sands properties to the $289 billion
China Investment Corp.