Pensions
Pennsylvania SERS Loses 11.69% in Q1
Tumbling equity markets helped weigh down retirement system’s returns.
Tag: emerging markets
Alternatives
Veteran Fund Managers Launch EM Boutique Investment Firm
Aikya Investment Management will focus on sustainable investments.
Risk
Globally, ESG Investors Must Tailor Approaches to Different Locales
They all are looking for different things, so it pays to look at them with an eye to varying needs and demands.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Next Key Markets: Asia, Europe, and Infrastructure
CEO Ron Mock discusses plans to potentially triple Asian headcount and push $8 billion into infrastructure.
The 4 Most Promising Second-Tier Emerging Markets
Bigger names like China and India get the attention. Then there are EMs one rung down, overlooked yet harboring breakout potential.
Allocators in Emerging Markets Find Big Outperformance in Small Packages
Smaller, specialized investments in managers and opportunities is a pathway to outperformance in emerging markets.
At SALT: CPPIB Goes Long in Emerging Markets
Canadian pension plan eyes growth in emerging markets as valuations get bubbly in the developed world.
IMF Forecasts Global Growth Slowdown
World economic outlook downgraded to 3.3% growth in 2019.
Market Moves
Hedge Funds Turn Around, With Good First Quarter
Rebound comes after a bruising 2018, as health care and emerging markets do well.
Newsmakers
CalSTRS Expanding Green Investment Efforts
CalSTRS’s annual green report goes beyond the pension’s efforts to offer a bleak picture of global plans to deal with climate change.
Asset Allocation
Dallas Pension Tackles Emerging Markets Debt
Consultant implores Dallas to fulfill new 4% target.
Newsmakers
Brazil’s Next President Wants Piecemeal Reforms for Pensions
Jair Bolsonaro wants age increases for retirement eligibility slowly integrated sector-by-sector.
Risk
Malaysia Pension Fund Returns 7.64% in Q2
Slumping investments in emerging markets dampen returns.
Emerging Markets Spur Global Pension Growth
AUM for world’s largest pensions rise more than 15% in 2017.
Asset Allocation
Canada’s CPPIB Boosts Investments in China
Fund plans to double its assets in the country by 2025.