Pension Consulting Alliance

CalPERS picks infrastructure adviser

CalPERS’ board has named Meketa its new infrastructure consultant, citing its high ratings and setting aside investment office calls to have a single adviser for infrastructure and real estate.

Simon HoyleSeptember 22, 2017

CalPERS says consultants could do better

CalPERS is happy with its consultants, except for their performance in recommending ways to control fees and costs and their presentation of new investment ideas, a board rating reveals.

Simon HoyleAugust 25, 2017

CalPERS mulls leverage

The board of the United States’ largest pension fund calls in the experts as it considers applying leverage in its portfolio, part of efforts to improve a 68 per cent liability-funding ratio.

Simon HoyleJuly 20, 2017

CalPERS did well to snuff out tobacco

We can debate the certainty of risks and returns, but maintaining that investment in tobacco is in the best interests of ordinary workers is clearly becoming an increasingly difficult position.

Clare PayneDecember 21, 2016

The concept of investment beliefs is the basis for strategic management and, while widely used in other parts of the world, is “innovative” from a US perspective, Allan Emkin, managing director of Pension Consulting Alliance, says. In a session at the Risk Summit, convened by World Pension Forum and Conexus Financial, publisher of conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com, Emkin […]

Amanda WhiteAugust 28, 2013

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CalSTRS plugs holes in neat buckets with risk overlays

CalSTRS will employ a new way of evaluating portfolio risk which overlays risk across asset classes, rather than replacing asset classes with risk categories, and introduces six broad risk factors.

Amanda WhiteFebruary 16, 2011

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CalPERS picks infrastructure adviser

Uncategorised posts

CalPERS says consultants could do better

Asset Allocation

CalPERS mulls leverage

Opinion

CalPERS did well to snuff out tobacco

WPF Risk Summit

Innovating investment beliefs

Uncategorised posts

CalSTRS plugs holes in neat buckets with risk overlays

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