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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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NZ superannuation up nearly 2% in January

NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand superannuation fund posted returns of 1.97% for the month of January.

Global Pensions | 23 Feb 2010

Pension assets worldwide up 14% in 2009

GLOBAL – Global pension assets totalled US$29.5trn at year end 2009, up 14% from the previous year, according to a report by the International Financial Services London.

Global Pensions | 22 Feb 2010

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A retrograde move

New Zealand’s KiwiSaver scheme has been in operation for over two years, but recent cuts to contribution rates have threatened to damage the scheme, as Rachel Alembakis reports

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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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Are claims that the European Commission's alternative investment fund manager directive will cause an exodus of alternative managers from Europe overblown?

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