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SEC Recommends Creating Disclosure Framework for ESG Investments
Investment committee finds current ratings to be too confusing for investors and aims to create a firmer standard for reporting ESG metrics.
Tag: CalPERS
Coronavirus - COVID-19
CalPERS Delays Launch of Two Programs to Lower Drug Costs
The shift to next year is due to the disruption from the coronavirus, the retirement system says.
Manager Selection
CalPERS Appoints New Deputy CIO for Total Portfolio Strategy
The state retirement system chooses 16-year veteran Dan Bienvenue, who has overseen global equity.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
CalPERS Employee Tests Negative For Coronavirus
Good news is overshadowed by market reactions to the coronavirus pandemic that have cost the largest US pension plan more than $50 billion.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Possible CalPERS Coronavirus Case Forces Investment Meeting Cancellation
The CalPERS headquarters was also closed Monday, the same day as the scheduled meeting.
Pensions
Exclusive: CalPERS Separates Board From Public Due to Virus Concerns
Starting Monday, spectators will be confined to the pension plan’s auditorium with directors in a separate room, six feet away from one other.
Asset Management Culture
NC State Pension Weathers Market Turmoil Well as Others Crumble
‘You can’t be a gambler, and you can’t profess to have a crystal ball,” says state treasurer Dale Folwell.
Wilting Hedge Fund Roster: Time for a New Bloom?
The virus-battered stock market may let survivors in this shrinking field show their stuff once more.
Manager Selection
Top Money Managers Among Those Fired from CalPERS
Large money managers including J.P. Morgan, Fidelity, and Allianz have lost their relationships with the biggest US pension plan as part of a massive restructuring of CalPERS’s equity program.
Market Moves
CalPERS Loses around 4% in Last Week’s Stock Dive
Largest US pension plan drops at least $15 billion as retirement programs worldwide suffer.
Asset Management Culture
Indiana Congressman Calls on CalPERS CIO To Be Fired
Ben Meng is too close to the Beijing regime, says lawmaker Jim Banks, joining earlier attack from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Corporate Moves
CalPERS Critic Left Off Investment Committee
As panel is downsized to 9 members, Margaret Brown is removed from the list. Also gone: State Treasurer Fiona Ma
Manager Selection
CalPERS Board President Wants Transparency in Second Term
Fresh off his re-election campaign, Henry Jones pledges good governance, a focal point of his platform.
Asset Allocation
CalSTRS Rejects Fossil Fuel Divestment
A report details CalSTRS policy of engaging fossil fuel companies rather than dumping their stock, which it sees as a last resort and potentially harmful to the portfolio.
Research
State Pension Funds Adjust to ‘New Normal’ of Lower Returns
Some states employ clever tactics to compensate for reduced return on assets.