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OECD leads global infrastructure push
The OECD seeks to lengthen the time horizons of investors and get institutional money flowing from across the world into infrastructure gaps.
Dan BillinghamOctober 2, 2013
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OECD, ITUC call for more green investment
Amid calls from global leaders for pension funds to invest more in the green economy, institutional green investments still languish at less than 1 per cent of portfolios. A recent OECD report looks at some of the barriers facing investors wanting to invest more in the sector, with regulatory uncertainty and a lack of suitable […]
SAM RILEYMay 2, 2012
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Bonds buoy funds globally
New Zealand pension funds were the best performing in the OECD last year, with an average of 10.3 per cent, followed by Chile, Finland, Canada and Poland, with 2.7 per cent the average across all countries.
Amanda WhiteJuly 27, 2011
Research
Options to improve the governance and investment of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund
This OECD paper suggests avenues for strengthening the governance and management of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest single pool of pension assets in the world. It says the governance stucture falls short of international best practice and in some cases does not meet some of the basic criteria contained in OECD […]
Amanda WhiteJanuary 12, 2011
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Temasek takes long view of Asia
The already heavy exposure to Asia of the S$186 billion ($134 billion) Temasek Holdings will be increased over the next decade as the investor favours the long-term secular growth of Asia over global growth. “Directionally, we are likely to increase our exposure to Asia over the next decade, but will continue to maintain the full […]
Amanda WhiteJuly 14, 2010
Research
Default strategies assessed for DC plans
This OECD working paper assesses the relative performance of different investment strategies, and whether the specific glide-path of life-cycle investment strategies and dynamic features in the design of default investment strategies significantly affect retirement income outcomes.
Pablo Antolin, Stephanie Payet and Juan YermoJuly 7, 2010