Asset Management Culture
How Asset Owners Can Integrate ESG into Fixed Income
Greater data in the asset class will go a long way, says a Willis Towers Watson report.
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Alternatives
Credit Investments to Watch: Private Credit, Securitized Credit, and Alpha-Oriented Mandates
Asset owners should dig their heels into renewables financing, bank capital relief trades, and other less ‘vanilla’ strategies, says Willis Towers Watson.
Pensions
CalSTRS Aims for New $2 Billion Sustainable Portfolio
Pension plan officials believe they can build a new private markets allocation without sacrificing investment targets.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB, AustralianSuper, UniSuper Invest in US Toll Road
The pension heads in Canada and Australia believe the infrastructure assets will guard against inflation.
Asset Allocation
GIC Leads $500 Million Funding into Consumer Credit Unicorn Affirm
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund previously invested in the fintech startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin.
Pensions
New Jersey Governor Proposes $4.6 Billion Pension Payment
The record contribution falls short of what’s needed for the nation’s worst-funded retirement system.
Alternatives
Toll Roads Face Long Road to Recovery: Bad News for Funds Eyeing Infrastructure
The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40% to 85% globally, S&P analysts say.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New Jersey to Postpone Pension Payments
A September payment has been deferred to October, or the start of the next fiscal year, as the state makes deep cuts and deferrals to stanch revenue losses.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Pandemic Blots One Year’s Worth of Gains from Canadian Plans
Corporate, public, and university funds lost a median 7.23% in the first quarter from falling equities, BNY Mellon says.
Regulation
Washington State Treasurer Says Keep Hands Off Windfall
Predicting a $1.1 billion surplus, finance chief asks lawmakers to let him channel the money to a rainy day fund.
Asset Allocation
UK Universities Superannuation to Give DC Plan Access to Private Markets
UK’s largest private pension opens £17 billion portfolio to 85,000 defined contribution members.