Calpers steps up bid to rein in private debt investment disclosures
The largest US public pension will push for legal limits on information it can disclose about debt investments to keep the door open to debt funds
The largest US public pension will push for legal limits on information it can disclose about debt investments to keep the door open to debt funds
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Infra investor Greencoat Capital has raked in £277m ($358m) of capital commitments for its new Greencoat Renewable Income (GRI) fund. Brunel Pension Partnership, Bristol, England, and the Sup...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, a reported $63.2 billion was committed to private equity funds by 114 public plans, said eVestment. The top three public pension investors by total dollars committed were CalSTRS ($4....Article
The $79bn Massachusetts state pension system is set to vote on a 2020 private equity plan that includes up to $400m for co-investments
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global pension funds remain committed to increasing their exposure to private equity, real estate, and other alternatives, says a study. A new report from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahea...Article Link
The Netherlands’ ABP, which manages almost half a trillion euros, pledges to further cut CO2 emissions from its €150bn equity portfolio
The state’s second largest pension plans to update how it defines and measures diversity among its investment managers
The company, which is ‘in a start-up phase’ according to its accounts, was hired to run a fees disclosure system for the UK’s biggest public pension fund last year
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Public retirement systems managed to cut down their administrative and investment expenses and took other cost-efficiency measures in 2019, said a survey. The majority (62 percent) of survey p...Article Link
‘We have a climate emergency on our hands and it would be irresponsible of us to accept the status quo,’ says Brunel's chief responsible investment officer
Firm executives respond to issues of transparency and public image at a Pennsylvania pension meeting
USS says it has worked out a way to let its DC savers invest in trophy assets such as Heathrow
Departures come as CDPQ aims to increase its private equity allocation north of 15%
Posted by Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali, K&L Gates LLP, on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Editor's Note: Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali are partners at K&L Gates LLP. This post is based on
It&'s all about the data! But when it comes to diversity, the data is all there, but nobody acts on it. The asset management industry purports to be a meritocracy where companies, founders and investment
