United States – Page 22
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News
CalPERS to transform ESG to 'data-driven mainstay' of investment
Pension fund to force all managers receiving capital to implement ESG principles into investment processes
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News
Denmark's Kirstein opens Boston office to strengthen grasp of US market
Former search and selection head Martin Nielsen to head new US office
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: US banks lose lustre
Dodd-Frank and other post-crisis regulation have changed the US banking sector with structurally lower returns on equity
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In US Equities: It’s the economy, stupid
The prospects for US equity markets depend largely on the performance of the underlying economy
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Features
US Equities: Elephant in the room
The US equity market is the elephant in the room for any institutional investor. It has also been a very excitable elephant with the S&P500 reaching all-time highs in the first half of 2015
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: A value perspective
George Sertl gives a value manager’s view of the US equity market with a focus on key sectors
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Asset Class Reports
US Equities: Time to go?
Leaving the US equity party early may mean foregoing big gains, according to Christopher O’Dea
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News
European scheme tenders US high-yield mandate using IPE-Quest
Pension fund looks for asset manager to run active mandate
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American exceptionalism: CalPERS gets tough on managers
Christopher O’Dea explores whether CalPERS’s decision to sack half of its fund managers illustrates a broader trend in the institutional market
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News
UK trade union targets LGPS with Israeli divestment campaign
Second-largest trade union asks members to lobby pension funds to divest from companies ‘supporting’ Israeli occupation of Palestine
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CPPIB acquires GE private placement arm in $12bn deal
Canadian fund agrees to purchase Antares Capital to create platform for investment in US middle-market lending
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News
USS: Mark-to-market to blame for pension funds' failure on infrastructure
UK pension fund laments pressure to increase exposure to asset class, as accounting standards prohibit allocations
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Asset Class ReportsBuybacks briefing: Eating their own cooking
In the past few years, companies from many sectors have found a single new favourite investment – their own stock
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News
Pension funds ordered to divest companies that support boycott of Israel
US state of Illinois to ban public sector pension funds from investing in companies that boycott investment or activity in Israel
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NewsWednesday people roundup
BlackRock, SSgS, Eaton Vance, KAS Bank, First Investments, Mirae Asset, Xudoo, Research Affiliates, Focus Orange
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Move to put clients first
Who will manage the new My Retirement Account (MyRA) pension savings vehicle? This is a big question for the US pension fund industry now that President Barack Obama has created the new programme.
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Asset Class Reports
High Yield: US issuers, euro spreads
A substantial spread differential is attracting US investment-grade issuers across the ocean to issue bonds in euros
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Asset Class ReportsOil price impact on high-yield
The oil price fallout in high-yield has so far been contained within sub-sectors of US energy and migh have opened up energy sector value opportunities
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News
Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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NewsNortel scheme moves to next judgment after £340m win in Canadian case
Lawyers for trustees, PPF lose argument for issuing FSD against Canadian estate but secure £340m funding for deficit
