San Diego County Hires CIO
Stephen Sexauer, former CIO of Allianz’s US multi-asset team, will lead the $10.6 billion portfolio as the fund moves away from OCIO Salient Partners.
News Archive: May - 2015
New York Life CIO Appointed President
John Kim’s seven-year tenure in charge of investments has landed him the top job at New York Life.
University of Oklahoma Foundation Hires Consultant as CIO
Brad Johnson of Cambridge Associates will join the $1.4 billion endowment this summer.
Six Banks Fined $5.8B Over FX Rigging
Citi, JP Morgan, Barclays, RBS, UBS, and Bank of America were involved in conspiracies to manipulate exchange rates, according to regulators.
CalPERS, QIC Forge A$1B Infra Partnership
The deal marks the first major real asset investment since CalPERS hired its new sector chief Paul Mouchakkaa to replace now-CIO Ted Eliopoulos.
London Whale Boss Wins Privacy Case Against Regulator
The FCA improperly identified JP Morgan’s ex-international CIO in its London Whale report, a court confirmed.
Dutch Pension Giant Replaces Chief Finance & Risk Officer
PGGM has appointed a new steward to oversee its governance arrangements.
Pension Corporation Taps Friends Life for New CIO
A Forty Under Forty alumnus is to take the top job at a UK pension insurer.
Integrity Is Still Lost on Wall Street, Survey Finds
One in three financial executives have witnessed unethical and illegal behavior first hand.
Why Staying In the EU Could Scupper UK Pension Innovation
A warning has been sounded ahead of an expected in/out referendum in 2017.
For Sale: In-house Pension Investor with £17.5B in Assets
One of the largest pension funds in the UK is to outsource its multi-billion investment portfolio—by selling its internal asset manager.
Tiger Global Loses Execs, Again
In addition to losing two more key investment personnel, the $20 billion firm will also merge two of its public equity funds.
Connecticut CIO To Resign After a Decade
Deputy CIO Deborah Spalding will step up as interim head of the $29.6 billion public pension fund beginning July 1.
Oral Agreements with Asset Managers May Be Binding, Court Rules
CalPERS could be on the hook for an alleged $100 million oral contract with an ex-manager that it never OK’d in writing.
Consultants Combine to Combat ‘Conflicts of Interest’
Two investment consultants that stayed out of the OCIO game have joined forces in the UK.