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Mark Wiseman on Why Politicians Should Leave Pension Funds Alone

Pension Pulse

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool.

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Are Pension Funds Fiddling With Another CLO Time Bomb?

Pension Pulse

While investors have typically included other hedge funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds, the prospect of higher yields is now luring more money that’s been traditionally risk-averse. In Europe, insurers and pension funds are restrained by regulations on how much they can allocate to these higher risk strategies.

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AIMCo's CIO Talks Total Portfolio Approach, Private Credit and Risk

Pension Pulse

“The investment horizon for these assets is long and the ability to rebalance in the future is hampered,” warns Marlene Puffer, who joined AIMCo as CIO in 2023 from Canada’s railway pension fund CN Investment Division. This approach ensures AIMCo taps sufficient risk but also protects against embedding too much connected risk.

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BlackRock (BLK) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

And they're confident in their ability to deliver the investment performance they need through durable alpha and active proprietary deal flow in private markets, or proper index tracking of ETFs. 1 thing they're looking for as a selected manager is proprietary differentiated deal flow.

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A Conversation With OTPP's CEO on Their Mid-Year Results

Pension Pulse

The growth came as the fund earned a 12-month total-fund net return of 4.8 The pension fund, which invests to pay for the retirement for 336,000 working members and pensioners, noted that as of Jan. 1 the plan was fully funded with a $17.5-billion billion funding surplus. per cent and 8.6

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BlackRock (BLK) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

A number of significant whole portfolio institutional mandates funded in the quarter, and we continue to be chosen for large global solutions. Last month, we were selected as a fiduciary manager for a $30 billion Dutch pension fund with more than 30,000 members. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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BlackRock (BLK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

BlackRock's infrastructure franchise and our private markets business more broadly benefited from the firm's global footprint, our deep network of clients and distribution relationships, and access to high-quality deal flow. We'll go -- Larry Fink -- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Let me just add, operator, to Ken's question.