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PSP Launches a European Growth Hub?
Simon Jessop of Reuters reports, Canadian pension investment manager to expand London operations:The Public Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, said on...
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Canada's Pensions to the Rescue?
Theophilos Argitis and Kristine Owram of Bloomberg report, Home Capital Is a Minor Meltdown That’s Left a Major Mark on Canada:The story Canada has been telling itself about its economy is starting to...
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New Jersey's Big Pension Gamble?
SNJ Today reports, Underfunded Public Pension Plans Could Hit the Lottery:Governor Chris Christie is moving forward with his plan to dedicate the state's lottery revenues to New Jersey's woefully...
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Ray Dalio Worried About The Big Picture?
Evelyn Cheng of CNBC reports, Manager of the world's biggest hedge fund says the long-term economic picture 'looks scary':Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, is feeling OK about markets and...
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The Pension Storm Cometh?
The American Interest put out a warning, The Pension Storm Cometh:Last April, we highlighted research from Joshua Rauh, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, placing America’s state...
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CPPIB Gains 11.8% in Fiscal 2017
Jacqueline Nelson of the Globe and Mail reports, CPPIB posts strong gains as push to increase investment diversity continues:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board posted strong investment gains in its...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q1 2017
David Randall and Svea Herbst-Bayliss of Reuters report, Large hedge funds moved out of financial stocks in first quarter:Several big-name hedge fund investors trimmed their stakes in financial...
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Ontario Eases Rules For Pension Funding?
Justin Giovannetti of The Globe and Mail reports, Ontario plans to ease rules for pension plan funding:Ontario is planning to ease the rules around how some pensions are funded and how officials judge...
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The Big Squeeze?
James Kwak of The Baseline Scenario wrote a comment on how Fees Add Up:Public pension funds are having a tough time. On the one hand, the average funding ratio (assets as a percentage of the present...
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How To Steal Millions From CalPERS?
Edward Siedle wrote a comment for Forbes, How To Steal A Lot of Money From CalPERS, The Nation's Largest Public Pension:How hard would it be to steal millions from CalPERS, the nation’s largest public...
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The Pension Prescription?
A month ago, Adam Ashton of the Sacramento Bee reported, Unions kill bill to cut cost-of-living increases for CalPERS pensions:Public employee unions presented a united front on Monday against a bill...
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The $400 Trillion Pension Time Bomb?
Szu PingChan of The Telegraph reports, Pensions are sitting on a global time bomb, warns WEF:The world’s biggest economies are sitting on a $70 trillion (£54 trillion) pensions time bomb that will...
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Big Departures at Dutch Pension Giants?
Elizabeth Pfeuti of Financial News reports, Dutch pension fund giant loses CEO:One of the largest pension funds in Europe is to lose its chief executive, in the latest high-profile resignation to hit...
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UK’s State Pension Shame?
John Rogers of The Express reports, UK’s state pension SHAME: How millions born in 'abandoned decade' were 'ROBBED' of £106bn:Controversial state pension changes which saw retirement ages pushed back...
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Prepare For a US Slowdown?
Lucia Mutikani reports, U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent:U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously...
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Another Greek Pension Crisis?
This is a bilingual comment so bear with me. Dimitri Katsayianni of Capital.gr reports, Σύνταξη πριν τα 55 για έναν στους τέσσερις νέους συνταξιούχους δημοσίου:Το 23% όσων δημοσίων υπαλλήλων πήραν...
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Rating Agencies Target US Public Pensions?
The American Interest posted a comment, Ratings Agency Calls Pension Returns into Question:A major ratings agency has soured on the ability of state and local pension funds to achieve the rate of...
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Are Millennials Prepared for Pension Shock?
Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports, IMF Urges Millennials to Prepare for ‘Pension Shock’:Young workers in advanced economies won’t be able to rely on pension funds like their parents or...
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Citadel's Ken Griffin Warns of Inflation?
Sam Forgione of Reuters reports, Citadel's Griffin says U.S. rally not over, inflation a worry: Ken Griffin, founder and chief executive of hedge fund firm Citadel LLC, said on Wednesday that the...
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OPTrust Boosts Internal Management?
Jann Lee of Benefits Canada reports, OPTrust boosts internal management through new in-house trading floor:The OPSEU Pension Trust is boosting its efforts to internalize the management of certain...
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