June 2022
23Jun

Russia sanctions will hit US pensions

The Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) has warned the U.S. Treasury Department about the fallout to investors from the strict sanctions that are pushing Russia toward default. Executives at the asset management giant told the U.S. Treasury that U.S. pension funds will face losses if fund managers are forced to write down their Russian holdings, according to people familiar with the matter. They also made the point that a Russian default would allow President Vladimir Putin to keep foreign currency...

June 23, 2022
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22Jun

UK. High inflation presents ‘tough time’ for schemes looking to invest

High inflation expectations have “surprisingly” led to UK defined benefit (DB) schemes seeing their long-term liabilities fall by around 0.2 per cent over the past 12 months, although the backdrop of rising prices and tightening real wages have resulted in a “tough time” for schemes looking to invest, according to XPS Pensions Group. The latest CPI inflation data, published this morning (22 June), showed that inflation has increased to 9.1 per cent, continuing the trend of rising inflation seen over...

June 22, 2022
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22Jun

Japanese corporate pension funds: risks growing for Asia’s emerging markets

Relying on high-growth markets is not showing the results it once did - and the current situation is posing more questions than answers, says one corporate pension fund manager. Corporate pension funds in Japan are struggling to identify the best allocation strategies as the knock-on from distruptive events globally is being felt in Asia's emerging markets, according to leading pension funds. With China’s economy challenged by lockdowns and general repercussions from the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as regulatory interventions that have...

June 22, 2022
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21Jun

US. PennPSERS commits $350 million to alts

Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, Harrisburg, approved two new alternative commitments totaling up to $350 million. The $75.9 billion pension fund's board at its June 17 meeting approved commitments totaling up to $250 million to GCM U.S. Partnership Opportunities, a private infrastructure fund managed by GCM Grosvenor, and up to $100 million to venture capital fund Greenoaks Capital Opportunities Fund V, spokeswoman Evelyn M. Williams said in an email. Penn PSERS previously committed up to $100 million to Greenoaks Capital...

June 21, 2022
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17Jun

US. Stock market’s fall has wiped out $3 trillion in retirement savings this year

The U.S. stock market rout that has put U.S. equities in a bear market isn't just reducing the net worth of billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. It's also taking a toll on Americans' retirement savings, wiping out trillions of dollars in value. The selloff has erased nearly $3 trillion from U.S. retirement accounts, according to Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. By her calculations, 401(k) plan participants have lost about $1.4 trillion...

June 17, 2022
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15Jun

US. Recession, stagflation risks top concerns for managers

As the U.S. stock market officially entered a bear market, investor gloom continues to grow as global profit expectations and fears of stagflation reach the highest point since 2008, according to the results of Bank of America's June Global Fund Manager Survey. Of the 300 surveyed fund managers, which oversee a total of $834 billion in assets, expectations of global growth were at a net -73% in June, down from a net -72% in May and reaching a new lowest...

June 15, 2022
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15Jun

Hong Kong Pension Pot Shrinks 11% on China Market Turmoil

It’s been a bad year for Hong Kong residents counting on Greater China for their retirement savings. The mandatory provident fund -- Hong Kong’s pension system -- has lost about 11% since the start of 2021, walloped by China’s industry crackdowns and Covid Zero policy, which overshadowed gains in US assets. That erased HK$130 billion ($17 billion) in total, or about HK$28,300 for each account at the end of May, according to researcher MPF Ratings Ltd. The retirement losses add to...

June 15, 2022
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14Jun

US. New York State Common allocates $350 million for in-state co-investments

New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, committed $350 million total to a pair of investment funds through its In-State Private Equity Investment Program. The pension fund committed another $50 million to the Hudson River Co-Investment Fund III, in addition to the $300 million previously committed, confirmed Mark Johnson, a spokesman for Thomas P. DiNapoli, the state comptroller and sole trustee of the $279.7 billion pension fund. The pension fund also announced a $300 million commitment to the new Hudson River...

June 14, 2022
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13Jun

Pension investors launch campaign against dual-class share structures

Leading UK and U.S. pension investors managing more than $1 trillion have launched a campaign to stop companies using dual-class share structures that concentrate voting power in the hands of certain shareholders at the expense of others. Launched by British railways pensions scheme Railpen and the non-profit Council of Institutional Investors (CII), others backing the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) include the New York City Comptroller's Office and the Washington State Investment Board. Companies with dual-class structures have two or...

June 13, 2022
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13Jun

Pension funds are exploring to step in crypto

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein same that a lot of pension fund corporations are wanting to feature crypto to clients’ portfolios. Talking with CNBC, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein said there’s still interest in we tend toll as together with cryptocurrencies in people’s pension portfolios, despite the recent market volatility. He noted that more pension funds are exploring the chance, whereas keeping one eye on the restrictive landscape. In keeping with Sonnenshein, we are defrayal time with politicians and a few of...

June 13, 2022
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