After Years of Planning, UK Finally Authorizes First CDC Pension Plan
The Royal Mail finally received authorization for a plan it proposed in 2018 after closing its defined benefit plan.
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US Corporate Pension Funded Status Improves After Equity’s Strong April
Liabilities also increased in the month, and while watching Fed rates closely, more pension plans neared full funding.
Green-Minded Church of England Opposes Shell Directors in Proxy Fight
The religious body’s pension plan accuses the oil giant of pulling back from its environmental pledges.
New York Common Commits More Than $600 Million in March Investments
The pension giant also signed deals with four firms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amnesty International Scolds University Endowments for Human Rights Indifference
The report gives failing grades to several major university investment offices due to a lack of ‘human rights due diligence.’
Corporate Pension Funds Are in Good Shape, So What’s the Worry?
Goldman’s Michael Moran warns against complacency and issues some warnings.
UK Regulators Warn Pensions to Check Data After Capita Breach
TPR, FCA and ICO are urging Capita clients to find out if any of their data has been stolen.
Illinois Nears Completion of Statewide Police Pension Consolidation
IPOPIF CIO Kent Custer reported that 324 of 357 pension funds have consolidated, totaling $9.1 billion.
Institutions Log Second Consecutive Quarter of Positive Returns
After a punishing 2022 ended on a slight upswing, allocators posted a 4.1% increase in this year’s first period, per a Northern Trust study.
CalSTRS Targets Carbon Emitters, Board Diversity This Proxy Season
The pension giant announces it will vote against the biggest polluters and all boards that have no women members.
Canadian Pension IMCO Loses 8.1% in 2022
The pension fund’s C$69.1 billion portfolio was weighed down by fixed-income and public equity investments.
Longer Life Expectancy Puts Pressure on Global Pension Systems
The sustainability of public pension plans comes into question, as average life expectancy is projected to rise to 77.3 years by 2050, data from Allianz shows.
Volatility Has Little Effect on Public Pension Funded Levels in March
The funded ratio of the 100 largest U.S. public pensions rose despite interest rate hike, banking failures.
Global Pension Funds Fall Short of Private Equity Targets in Q1
CalPERS had the largest under-allocation, missing its target by more than $11.3 billion.
NYC Pension Funds Call On Chipotle to Adopt Noninterference Policy
Comptroller Brad Lander alleges the company has demonstrated a pattern of anti-union tactics.