Sentences with phrase «public pension fund investments»

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Wiseman cautioned that the CPPIB — despite its large size in Canadian terms — competes against much bigger investors in the global market such as private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and other public pension plans that are also on the hunt for similar types of investments.

Blackstone Capital Partners VI attracted some of the world's largest private - equity investors, including the California Public Employees» Retirement System and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, according to disclosures by the pensionPension Plan Investment Board, according to disclosures by the pensionpension funds.

As the private deals get too big for VCs to underwrite on their own, some public money is making its way into them, through direct investments from mutual funds like Fidelity, Janus, and T. Rowe Price, and indirectly via pension - backed hedge funds and private equity.

But if it does drop that target, the California Public Employees» Retirement System will be only the latest pension fund to lower investment projections.

Another assumption that public pension funds are making in setting lower investment target rates is that inflation will remain low for some time.

But a contrary example is in Texas, where a major public pension fund so far has avoided joining the trend of reducing investment projections.

Other top pension PE players over the same period were the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (15.5 percent); the Houston Firefighters» Relief and Retirement Fund (13.6 percent); the Minnesota State Board of Investment (14.4 percent); and the Iowa Public Employees» Retirement System (14.1 percent).

In short, because they pool longevity risk, can offer a well - diversified portfolio with longer - term investments, and are professionally managed, public pension funds deliver the same level of benefits as DC plans at only 46 percent of the cost.15 Any funds invested with the state pension fund would be kept in a separate investment pool from public sector funds.

In addition, we believe that certain institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, could in the future demonstrate an increased preference for alternatives to the traditional investment fund structure, such as managed accounts, smaller funds and co-investment vehicles.

Concerns with liquidity could cause such public pension funds to reevaluate the appropriateness of alternative investments.

Making the appointment of Cohn even more of a travesty and insult to the American people, Cohn is reported to own more than $ 200 million in Goldman Sachs stock, much of it awarded to him during the company's years of selling their fraudulent mortgage investments to public pension funds.

On Aug. 16, three U.S. public pension funds sued six major investment banks alleging collusion in the provision of stock lending services.

We are currently advancing this approach on behalf of a multitude of foreign and domestic public and private pension funds, limited partnerships, and investment trusts in securities fraud actions against BP plc relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

* Note: Mutual fund families, as listed by Strategic Insight (August 2004); institutional money managers, as listed by Institutional Investor (July 2004); and public pension funds, as listed by Pensions & Investments (January 2004).

Investment staff within large limited partners, including public pension funds, endowments, and foundations, often have to invest across several market segments.

Six of Seven Largest Public Pension Funds Using Glass Lewis Proxy Services SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Oct. 31, 2005)-- Glass, Lewis & Co., the leading independent investment research and global proxy advisory firm, announced today -LSB-...]

* Note: Public pension funds, as listed by Pensions & Investments (Jan. 2006); Money managers, as listed by Institutional Investor America's Top 300 (2005); and Mutual fund families, as listed by Strategic Insight (Nov. 2005.)

For instance, CalPERS (California Public Employees» Retirement System pension fund) published its 10 investment beliefs; among them is the belief that «a long term investment horizon is a responsibility and an advantage» that leads them to «favor investment strategies that create long - term, sustainable value.»

Third, it is no longer clear in many cases just who the owners are, with millions of shares of stock being held by the public, many by individuals but also many by pension funds, insurance companies and other investment concerns.

They include one of Canada's largest pension funds, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, which has snapped up close to $ 100 million worth of cattle stations in the past year through local company Hewitt Cattle Auspension funds, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, which has snapped up close to $ 100 million worth of cattle stations in the past year through local company Hewitt Cattle AusPension Investment Board, which has snapped up close to $ 100 million worth of cattle stations in the past year through local company Hewitt Cattle Australia.

Hewitt Cattle Australia, backed by one of Canada's biggest pension funds, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, has snapped up a 15 per cent stake in Australia's leading organic beef company Arcadian Organic & Naturapension funds, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, has snapped up a 15 per cent stake in Australia's leading organic beef company Arcadian Organic & NaturaPension Investment Board, has snapped up a 15 per cent stake in Australia's leading organic beef company Arcadian Organic & Natural Meat.

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

He says the nation's third - largest public pension fund earned an estimated 11.3 percent return on investments.

Cuomo, who had never previously taken a public position on the issue, said in his veto message, «The existing statutory limits on the investment of public pension funds are carefully designed to achieve the appropriate balance between promoting growth and limiting risk.»

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo previously has said he planned to halt future fossil fuel investments in the state's public employee pension fund.

In doing so, they are heeding Boris Johnson's calls for a «citizen's wealth fund»: last October, London's mayor proposed pooling some of the UK's 39,000 public pension funds into a single investment fund large enough to reduce the country's dependence on foreign investment and close its infrastructure financing deficit.

The growing British interest in a citizen's income scheme coincides with an announcement last month that two major UK public pension funds — the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA)-- will form a joint infrastructure investment venture worth $ 500 mpension funds — the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA)-- will form a joint infrastructure investment venture worth $ 500 mPension Fund (GMPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA)-- will form a joint infrastructure investment venture worth $ 500 million.

Tax returns for state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli show the sole trustee for the $ 152 billion pension fund received almost $ 9,000 from investments and interest on top of his $ 146,838 public salary in 2012.

The appearance was a climax of sorts — though not the end — to an ongoing pay - to - play scandal that has enveloped the pension fund and exposed a seamy system in which gifts and campaign funds were exchanged for vast investments of public money.

New York City's biggest public employee pension fund is poised to vote today to begin pulling its investments from hedge funds, the latest move by a large pension plan to scrap an investment path that once promised big returns.

A new public / private infrastructure fund would raise up to $ 1 billion from pension funds and private investment.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the fossil fuel investments by California's two public pension funds.

Pension plans across the nation are facing shortfalls, with both corporate plans and those for public employees like teachers and firefighters owing more to retirees than the investment funds can possibly pay.

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«As elected officials, it is incumbent upon us to safeguard public investments, such as contributions to the pension funds,» said Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D — Brooklyn), Chair of the Assembly Codes Committee.

Relations were much friendlier in the earliest days of the investigation, in summer 2007, when Mr. Cuomo's office began scrutinizing the tiny circle of associates around State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi, who had positioned themselves as middlemen between financial firms seeking investments from the New York State Common Retirement Fund — the third largest pension fund in the country — and the public officials who controlled how the money was invesFund — the third largest pension fund in the country — and the public officials who controlled how the money was invesfund in the country — and the public officials who controlled how the money was invested.

The UFT and NYSUT will also urge the National Educational Association and the American Federation of Teachers, along with other public and private sector unions, to avoid pension and retirement fund investments with any funds operated by Steven Klinsky.

WHEREAS the private equity funds established and managed by Steven Klinsky, preeminently New Mountain Capital, solicit major investments from teacher retirement and pension funds, public employee retirement and pension funds, union retirement and pension funds and other retirement and pension funds from the not - for - profit sector; and

Specifically, the UFT shall not ask teacher unions, public employee unions, private sector unions and not - for - profit organizations to call upon the trustees or other persons responsible for investment decisions of the pension and retirement funds covering their members and / or employees to not invest in these investment funds.

Public pension funds have come under pressure in recent years as funding concerns and declining returns have led many pension plans to reexamine the role of risk and investment returns in meeting the fund obligations.

In the case of public pension funds, investments are directed by municipal officials who often delegate the investment strategy and asset manager hiring recommendations to consultants, causing even greater divergence between the interests of beneficiaries and sponsor.

Public pension funds like the California one — officially, the California State Teachers» Retirement System, or Calstrs — have hundreds of billions of dollars in private equity and hedge fund investments.

The problem isn't limited to public pension funds; many corporate pension funds have lost so much ground that they are also pursuing riskier investments.

For Pension Funds, Higher Fees Don't Mean Higher Returns, Study Finds Public - employee pension plans paying the highest investment fees aren't generating the highest returns, according to a new study by a pair of Maryland thinkPension Funds, Higher Fees Don't Mean Higher Returns, Study Finds Public - employee pension plans paying the highest investment fees aren't generating the highest returns, according to a new study by a pair of Maryland thinkpension plans paying the highest investment fees aren't generating the highest returns, according to a new study by a pair of Maryland think tanks.

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I was reminded of this by a report that the League of California Cities wanted the state's big public pension fund, CalPERS, to boost investment returns.

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Here are some more examples of councils making pension fund investments into clean energy infrastructure and public goods include:

State pensions must divest from fossil fuel companies, and a Green Energy Development Bank to leverage public and private funds toward clean energy investment is to be created.

Modeled on the successful effort to get colleges, pension funds, churches, cities, and states to divest from apartheid South Africa, the groups are asking ethical investors to freeze new investments in fossil fuel companies and divest from direct ownership or commingled funds, which include public equities and corporate bonds.