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GESB hires Schroders for international equity mandate

Global Pensions | 08 Mar 2010 | 13:25

AUSTRALIA – Western Australia-based superannuation fund GESB has hired Schroders Investment Management to run a A$2.7bn (US$2.5bn) international equity brief.

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Shell shifts to passive management and caps active exposure

UK - The Shell Contributory Pension Fund has shifted more of its equities and bonds exposure to passive management, after active management failed to be successful for many investors, the trustee said.

Global Pensions | 01 Mar 2010

Muted return for Japan’s public pension fund

JAPAN – A high allocation to domestic bonds held back returns at Japan’s public pension fund during the last three months of 2009.

Global Pensions | 26 Feb 2010

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FEATURES

Pension funds riding the equity surge

Pension funds are casting a wider net in search of equity returns, as Alison Swersky reports

Plugging the holes in portfolios

Equity allocations are causing massive outflows in pension fund portfolios. Giovanni Legorano considers the efforts focused on limiting these losses

Swedish AP system put to the test

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at what measures the five AP funds are using to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis and looks at the Swedish government's rumoured superfund plans

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Video: interview with Jonathan Boersma, CFA Institute

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Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Jonathan Boersma, executive director, Global Investment Performance Standards, at the CFA Institute.

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