The C$119 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has delivered on its promise of direct infrastructure investments after New Zealand shareholders approved a bid for almost 40 percent of Auckland International Airport.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The former CEO of Credit Suisse asset management, David Blumer, will be replaced by Rob Sharif after taking up a new role as head of financial markets at Swiss Re.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
CalSTRS’ board has vehemently opposed a pending California bill that would limit pensions’ investments in private equity firms with links to sovereign funds, while the president of Canada’s second-largest pension today warned a US Congressional task force against introducing similar legislation.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The $253 billion California pension fund made a fresh round of commitments to record-setting healthcare- and life science-focussed VC funds in addition to CVC and KKR.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
LP Capital, a California-based firm that is also one of CalPERS’ advisors, beat out StepStone to replace Portfolio Advisors as the US pension’s private equity gatekeeper.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The employee pension of Spain’s second largest bank will start investing 5 percent of its €2.1bn pension fund in alternative assets.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Holyoke Retirement Board already has a 13 percent allocation to real estate.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
In a letter to the US government, the Abu Dhabi government said its sovereign wealth fund should be treated like any other US pension fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The $35bn Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System commits further funds to PE after returning 41 percent from the asset class last year.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Governor of Pennsylvania, Edward Rendell, calls for more public-private partnerships amid warnings that American infrastructure is ‘crumbling’ and needs more than $1.6tr in improvements.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
