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Despite a relatively quiet year in 2010, the private-equity arm of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec plans to add to its private equity team to invest in Quebec companies.
Hedge funds and institutional investors predict a bigger inflow into direct commodity investments than in 2010 as the economy continues to improve, increasing demand for metals, grains, and energy.
The consulting firm found that the shortfall among US company pension plans at the end of November corresponds to a funded status of 79%, compared to a funded status of 78% at the end of October.
According to a report issued by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, taxpayer-funded employer contributions to public pensions in New York State will rise by billions of dollars in the next few years, threatening to divert scarce resources from other essential public services.
A National Association of Pension Funds pulse survey has show 78% of respondents believe the UK's watchdog should be more accountable to those it regulates.
The country's biggest public pension fund has transferred most of its CalEast Global Logistics industrial real estate portfolio to private investment firm GI Partners from LaSalle Investment Management.
With North American and European institutions leading the way, institutional investor confidence has risen in November, according to research by State Street Global Markets.
Research by Trucost and RLP Capital shows that mutual funds incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis outperformed traditional funds over one-and three-year periods.
The Council of Institutional Investors, which represents about 130 pension funds, has shown that pay practices at major Wall Street banks likely helped drive excessive risk-taking by executives and contributed to financial collapse in 2008.
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