Will Allocators Ever Embrace Liquid Alts?
Institutional investors mostly want to direct their non-market-correlated strategies themselves, but acceptance of these retail-oriented alternatives is inching up.
Tag: Pension
Asset Allocation
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.
Corporate Moves
Mark Machin Joins the Board of Singapore VC Firm Serendipity Capital
The former head of CPPIB finished up his final day at the pension fund last week.
Corporate Moves
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.
Pensions
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.
Pensions
Sanofi Agrees to Bolster Pension, Match Dividends with Plan Contributions
TPR pressures French biopharmaceutical company to boost UK defined benefit plan funding.
Asset Management Culture
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.
How Effective Are Investment Consultants for Allocators?
The gap between consultants’ actual and claimed performances was remarkable, says one study, looking at UK-based firms with worldwide reach.
Asset Allocation
Dutch Pension Giant ABP Commits to Net-Zero Initiative
The UK’s National Trust and the Church of Sweden are among other investors to adopt the Net Zero Investment framework.
Risk
British Airways Pensions Transfers $30 Billion in Assets to BlackRock
Intensifying regulation, rising operational costs, and increasingly complex investments were cited by the beleaguered airline.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB, Phoenix Mills to Develop Retail Center in India
The mall is set to attract a growing consumer base in the affluent Alipore, Kolkata, neighborhood.
How Allocators Are Honing Asset Strategies, Amid a Problematical Future
Many institutional investors have positioned their funds to generate returns, while others are girding for further volatility.
Pensions
Special Report: How to Ensure a Smooth Pension Risk Transfer
Without thoughtful preparation, offloading liabilities can be a costly and time-consuming endeavor.
Corporate Moves
WSIB Executive Director Theresa Whitmarsh Leaving Top Spot
Her retirement follows the investment board losing its long-serving CIO in 2019 and appointing Allyson Tucker to the role last year.
Asset Management Culture
CPPIB Nets Highest Fiscal Year Gain with 20.4%
The pension plan just completed its 2021 fiscal year as of March 31.