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CalPERS Terminates Real Estate Partner In Development Plan

CIM is out after nine years of failed efforts to develop a vacant lot in downtown Sacramento into an office tower. What’s next for the site is unclear.

09.11.19
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High-Powered Hedge Fund D.E. Shaw Being Sued By Founder Of Oasis

Hedge Fund D.E. Shaw being sued by former executive for improper payouts.

09.10.19
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Hackers Get $4.2 Million From Oklahoma Pension Fund For Retireed Troopers, State Agents

The FBI is investigating a cybertheft of $4.2 million from the state’s pension fund for retired Oklahoma Highway troopers, state agents, park rangers and other law enforcement officers. The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System (OLERS) posted an announcement online about the investigation Thursday, 10 days after the money went missing.

09.09.19
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DB Plan Funding Takes A Hit From Record-Setting Low Interest Rates In August

Pension plans that have invested in long bonds would have benefited, according to Northern Trust Asset Management, and Legal and General Investment Management America suggests market volatility can be risk-managed and controlled to a specific target with the use of an overlay.

09.09.19
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Auditor Says Kentucky Pensions Not Compliant with Transparency Laws

Kentucky’s auditor of public accounts released a report that accuses the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) and Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) of failing to comply with a law passed two years ago that requires increased transparency in the state’s public retirement systems. KRS responded by calling the findings “highly flawed.”

09.05.19
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Tax Foundation: Wisconsin Public Pensions Best Funded In U.S.

Wisconsin’s public pension plan is the best funded in the nation, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation on Fiscal Year 2017 data.

09.05.19
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How a More than $50 Billion Bet Boosted CalPERS Returns

A large move into equity factor investing was key for largest US pension, CIO reports.

09.03.19
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Active Managers Increasingly Market International And Global Equity Strategies To Institutional Investors

Institutions are increasingly open to these equity strategies, but still face competition from passives.

09.03.19
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Austin Police Pension Fund Facing Trouble

The Austin Police Department’s retirement system is in considerable trouble, with actuaries predicting that the fund will run out of money within 50 years unless the city and the officers who are members of the system reach an agreement to change current contribution levels, benefits and/or try a more novel approach.

08.30.19
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Edgehill Endowment Partners Adds Partner For Research, Strategy

Edgehill Endowment Partners, Leading Endowment and Foundation Investment Manager, Hires Jason Raiti

08.28.19