International
Canadian Wheat Board offloads pension fund investment, longevity risk to Sun Life
Canadian Wheat Board, Winnipeg, Manitoba, purchased an annuity in a pension buy-in from Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada.
June 18, 2013 | 04:06 pm
AustralianSuper to absorb A$204 million AUST(Q) fund
AustralianSuper, Australia's largest industry superannuation fund with more than A$62 billion (US$58.7 billion) in assets, and AUST(Q), an industry fund with A$204 million in assets, have agreed to...
June 18, 2013 | 10:42 am
Ex-UBS trader charged in U.K. LIBOR manipulation probe
Tom Hayes, the former UBS and Citigroup derivatives trader, was charged as part of the U.K.'s investigation into manipulation of the London interbank offered rate.
June 18, 2013 | 10:10 am
Russell adds managing director focusing on Canadian institutional market
Joseph Gelly was named managing director, Canada institutional, at Russell Investments Canada.
June 17, 2013 | 03:35 pm
Coral Gables Retirement System taps Northern Trust for international equity
Coral Gables (Fla.) Retirement System hired Northern Trust Global Investments to run $18 million in passive international equities.
June 17, 2013 | 01:50 pm
Kingfisher pension fund chooses LGT Capital for multiasset alts strategy
Kingfisher PLC Pension Scheme, London, hired LGT Capital Partners to manage a £100 million ($157 million) multiasset strategy targeting alternatives.
June 17, 2013 | 01:47 pm
RBS pension fund executive heads to Tetra Laval
Ray Martin was named global benefits director of Tetra Laval Group, a global packaging, processing and distribution solutions company.
June 17, 2013 | 12:41 pm
Eastspring Investments taps head of its Singapore unit as firm's next CEO
Guy Strapp will become CEO of Eastspring Investments, Prudential plc's Asian asset management arm, effect Aug. 1.
June 17, 2013 | 06:17 am
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology seeks manager for endowment
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is searching for an investment manager for its C$29 million (US$28.5 million) endowment funds.
June 14, 2013 | 02:53 pm
Korea's National Pension Fund to buy more overseas stocks, cut bonds
South Korea's National Pension Service, the nation's biggest investor, plans to allocate more funds to overseas equities as it seeks to boost returns.
June 14, 2013 | 02:29 pm
Ireland proposes liquidating €6.4 billion National Pensions Reserve Fund for local investments
Ireland's Department of Finance is proposing to liquidate the National Pensions Reserve Fund's €6.4 billion discretionary portfolio to create a new fund that supports domestic economic...
June 14, 2013 | 01:55 pm
Canada's 10 largest public pension funds help economy
Canada's 10 largest public pension funds represent one of the strongest retirement systems in the world and contribute significantly to the country's economy and prosperity, according to a new study...
June 13, 2013 | 04:28 pm
West Midlands Pension Fund names 6 managers to list for emerging markets equity
West Midlands Pension Fund, Wolverhampton, England, picked six managers for a pre-approved list to run an unconstrained, long-only emerging markets equities portfolio initially valued at £830 million ...
June 13, 2013 | 12:15 pm
Berkshire Pension Fund seeks actuary firm
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund, Maidenhead, England, is searching for a firm to provide actuarial services.
June 12, 2013 | 02:27 pm
Lyxor Asset Management names new board chair
Ines de Dinechin was named chairwoman of the management board of Lyxor Asset Management.
