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US
US - Pension funds have strengthened their calls for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue new regulations on proxy access.
14 September 2011
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US
US - Pension funds and other News Corp. shareholders have brought fresh charges against the media giant's senior management and board of directors for repeated failures to correct illegal conduct.
14 September 2011
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Australia
AUSTRALIA - The A$17bn ($17.3bn) Sunsuper superannuation fund has retained Mercer as its investment consultant for the next three years.
14 September 2011
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Risk Management
UK/US - Global Pensions speaks to Amy Kessler, senior vice president and head of longevity reinsurance at Prudential Retirement about longevity risk.
14 September 2011
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North America
US/CANADA - McGraw-Hill, owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor's, has agreed to divide itself into two separate entities following demands from shareholders including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
13 September 2011
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Hedge Funds
Three quarters of institutional investors are looking for greater liquidity in their hedge fund investments following the financial crisis, research by Preqin shows.
13 September 2011
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Global
GLOBAL - Three quarters of institutional investors are looking for greater liquidity in their hedge fund investments following the financial crisis, research by Preqin shows.
13 September 2011
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US
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has earmarked up to $800m for investments in California infrastructure over the next three years.
13 September 2011
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Global
GLOBAL - USS; Record Currency Management; BlackRock; First State; West Midlands; Mn Services;
12 September 2011
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Global
GLOBAL - More than two-thirds of institutional investors are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, research has found.
12 September 2011
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