Oklahoma Taking Names as It Seeks to Weed Out ESG Investors
State Treasurer Todd Russ is making a list of companies that break the state’s anti-ESG law.
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Suffers 4th Straight Quarterly Loss for 1st Time in 20 Years
Investment losses for the first three quarters of fiscal 2022 totaled more than $55 billion.
Ontario Pension Giant OMERS Promotes Ralph Berg to CIO
After the April 1 transition, current CIO Satish Rai will remain as an adviser until he retires in 2024.
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Restore Delphi Retirees’ Pension
Representatives reintroduce the Susan Muffley Act, which stalled in the Senate last year.
New York State Teachers’ Posts Strong Q4 Equity Returns
The retirement system finished 2022 with its equity holding total at $40.69 billion, up from $38.46 billion the previous period.
Public Pension Funding Status Rose in 2022, NCPERS Says
The figure climbed to 77.8%, up 3 percentage points from the year before, a survey shows.
Norway’s Pension Giant Adds Chinese, Indian Firms to Exclusion List
Pension fund accuses AviChina, Bharat Electronics of selling military equipment to Myanmar’s armed forces.
New York Common Earmarked More Than $1.1 Billion to Alts in December
The pension fund also terminated a nearly $500 million account with Rockefeller Asset Management.
Canadian DB Pension Plans Lost Estimated 10.3% in 2022
The median loss was the highest reported since the 2008 financial crisis.
PIMCO Investment Managers Tell SCERA They Expect Debt to Bounce Back in 2023
The $3.2 billion Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement System’s investment committee heard a discussion about the current state of fixed income.
How to Boost Diversification, From 2 Wise CIOs
Investment chiefs Jonathan Grabel of LACERA and Thomas Richards of the University of Missouri explain how they have broadened their portfolios’ range of investments.
Swiss Pension Fund Publica Lost 9.6% in 2022
The $47.8 billion fund, which still outperformed its benchmark, blamed the decline on ‘massive upheaval’ of global financial markets.
JPM: Reopen Corporate DB Plans or Stop Closing and Freezing Them
Sponsors no longer need to block new workers from defined benefit pensions, as the programs are an advantage, says a study.
State & Municipal Treasurers Publish Letter Encouraging McCarthy to Make Deal on Federal Debt Ceiling
They say a default would be ‘catastrophic’ and devalue portfolios, damaging pension funds and 401(k) plans.
Tata Steel Expects to Complete British Steel Pension Buy-In by Mid-2023
Trustee secures third buy-in policy for $2.5 billion worth of liabilities.