AustralianSuper, LUCRF Super Plan to Form $173.8 Billion Investor
The merger would consolidate the country’s first and largest superannuation funds.
Pensions
AustralianSuper Jumps Record 20.4% for 2021 Fiscal Year
The allocator will maintain a pro-growth stance with listed shares and private equity in its portfolio.
Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Giant Breaks Record, Returns 25% in 2020
Red hot equities help the world’s largest pension fund rake in $339 billion in investment gains.
Canadian Universities Launch Jointly Sponsored Pension Plan
The University Pension Plan unites 35,000 members and five pensions into one plan with assets of C$10.5 billion.
Australia’s Hostplus, Statewide Super to Explore Potential Merger
If approved by trustees, the resulting allocator would manage more than A$77 billion in retirement assets.
BCI, Gamut to Invest in Transportation Firm PS Logistics
The Canadian investor is betting on continued growth in the continental shipping of goods.
David Veal to Join Texas Employees Pension as CIO
He leaves the Austin, Texas, city pension fund after five years to replace outgoing CIO Tom Tull.
New Jersey Ups Pension Contribution 44% Due to Tax Receipt Surge, US Aid
The Garden State’s program has been one of the nation’s most underfunded.
NY Pension Giant Earmarks $3 Billion for Multi-Asset Strategic Deals
The New York State Common Retirement Fund allocated a total of $4 billion during April alone.
CalPERS Appoints Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo First DEI Officer
The former chief compliance officer at the $466 billion pension fund is moving into the newly permanent position.
Ontario Teachers’ Goes on Spending Spree in Education, Food, Workforce Technologies
The allocator led a series of funding rounds into ApplyBoard, Motif FoodWorks, and Beamery.
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board Gains 18.4% in FY2021
An extraordinary recovery in the capital markets netted the Canadian allocator double-digit earnings.
Sanofi Agrees to Bolster Pension, Match Dividends with Plan Contributions
TPR pressures French biopharmaceutical company to boost UK defined benefit plan funding.
Air France–KLM Completes De-Risking of Pension Plans
The airline struck a deal with five unions to convert a ground crew pension into a defined contribution plan.
Despite Market Rebound, Rising Unemployment Hurt Public Pensions
A report from the Center for Retirement Research finds that layoffs led to increased contribution rates.