A group of institutional investors, led by CalPERS’ chief investment officer, Joe Dear, have dictated to US lawmakers that specific reforms must be made or the country could be in another crisis.
As the political war of words rages about the value of the Chinese RMB, Asian investors are taking note of a big shift in direction for the policy-driven Chinese sharemarket.
The new executive director of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS), Gary A. Amelio, has come equipped with experience and ideas for the defined benefit pension plan that is managed by SFERS. With an aggressive investment strategy firmly in place, he spoke with Amanda White about the long-term vision, now being implemented.
San Francisco, as a hub for socially responsible investing, has launched the Global Impact Investing Policy Landscape project.
The Swedish “buffer funds” have suffered their first-ever net withdrawals, but a strong recovery in investment performance is expected to stem the outflows over the next few years.
Franklin Templeton is looking to double its real estate assets under management in the high-growth Asia Pacific region with the launch of a new fund over the next few weeks.