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☆ Trian's $25 million battle for Disney board seats could be Nelson Peltz's last fight as the most powerful activist investor on the market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAs Trian Partners — Nelson Peltz's hedge fund — wages a multimillion-dollar proxy war over two Disney board seats, some wonder whether this is the last big fight for the 81-year-old activist investor, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal spoke with roughly two dozen people familiar with Trian's leadership circle and internal workings for its report. Related storiesTrian has invested roughly $25 million in its battle for control over two Disney board seats in the election set for April 3. The hedge fund currently holds a 1.8% stake in Disney — roughly 32.3 million shares, worth $3.6 billion, per Variety.

Persons: —, — Nelson, Trian they'd, Matt, Trian, gunning, Bob Iger, Iger, Bob Chapek, Trian's, we're Organizations: Service, Disney, Street Journal, Pepsi, Heinz, Procter, Gamble, Business, GE, California State Teachers, New, Diesel, Blackwells, Iger, Bloomberg Locations: New York, Asia, Iger

☆ Have to look at banks exposed to weak office real estate market, says CalSTRS' Chris Ailman
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHave to look at banks exposed to weak office real estate market, says CalSTRS' Chris AilmanChris Ailman, California State Teachers Retirement Systems CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss if Ailman is positioning for weakness in the economy, what's happening with CalSTRS real estate portfolio, and more.

Persons: CalSTRS, Chris Ailman Chris Ailman Locations: California

☆ You can make a decent return in fixed income, says CalSTRS' Chris Ailman
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailYou can make a decent return in fixed income, says CalSTRS' Chris AilmanChris Ailman, California State Teachers Retirement Systems CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Ailman's appetite for equities, whether it's more attractive to lock in longer-term rates in today's market, and more.

Persons: CalSTRS, Chris Ailman Chris Ailman Locations: California

☆ China funds look to Mideast cash as US investments wane
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Seven China equity funds, including hedge funds and mutual funds, running more than $500 billion in combined assets, told Reuters they visited the Middle East this year to raise money, three of them for the first time. The search for new capital could affect Asia's hedge fund scene, where China firms account for more than half the market. "In the past perhaps the holy grail of capital raising was the U.S.," said Effie Vasilopoulos, co-Leader of law firm Sidley Austin's Asia-Pacific investment funds group. So that dynamic is leading many of our clients to the Middle East." However, sovereign funds in the Middle East have been large buyers.

Persons: Aly, Effie Vasilopoulos, Sidley, Steven Luk, Erin Wu, Wong Kok Hoi, Wong, Summer Zhen, Tom Westbrook, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Seven, Reuters, FountainCap Research & Investment, OP Investment Management, POLITICO, Big U.S, ' Pension, California State Teachers, APS, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, Shenzhen, China, HONG KONG, Seven China, U.S, Asia, Pacific, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Texas, Singapore, Middle Eastern

☆ AI has boosted the stock market, says CalSTRS' Chris Ailman
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAI has boosted the stock market, says CalSTRS' Chris AilmanChris Ailman, California State Teachers' Retirement System CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his take on the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting, the officer's sense of what the Federal Reserve should do, and the private credit market.

Persons: CalSTRS, Chris Ailman Chris Ailman Organizations: California State Teachers, Federal Locations: California

☆ Just Climate raises $1.5 billion with help from Microsoft fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Asset manager Just Climate said on Thursday it had raised $1.5 billion for its inaugural fund after strong demand from institutional clients including Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund helped it beat the original target of $1 billion. Established by Generation Investment Management, Just Climate aims to focus investment on the sectors where cutting greenhouse gas emissions is hardest to do, such as cement, shipping, industrials and land use. The firm's initial fund, Climate Assets Fund I, will focus on helping companies with proven technology scale their business to a level to attract more risk-averse investors. "Proven, transformational climate solutions are being developed to decarbonise the industrial sectors. Among other investors to back the fund include IMAS Foundation, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Harvard Management Company, California State Teachers’ Retirement System, and Colonial First State Investments.

Persons: Shaun Kingsbury, Kingsbury, Clara Barby, Simon Jessop, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Innovation Fund, Generation Investment Management, Climate, IMAS Foundation, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Harvard Management Company, Colonial, Investments, ABB, Meva Energy, Thomson Locations: California

☆ Energy sector's COVID recovery turns into massive CEO payday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Occidental said its CEO pay ratio follows the rules laid out by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). IT'S RELATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO RETURNSTo be sure, the value of stock-based pay shrinks when markets sour. But most energy CEOs also have a measure of built-in protection from steep declines. That’s because about 90% of energy companies measure stock performance against others in the same industry who tend to suffer at similar times. Many energy companies are under pressure from investors to reform CEO pay, according to disclosures in their annual proxy statements.

Persons: Aeisha, Virginia Parks, Christina Noel, Darren Woods, Exxon, Michael Hennigan, ”, Rosanna Landis Weaver, Toby Rice, EQT, Phillips, ” Phillips, ” Mastagni, Richard Valdmanis, Anna Driver Organizations: Energy, California State Teachers, Marathon Petroleum, University of California Irvine, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Occidental, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil, Services, Microsoft, Exxon, New York, EQT Corp, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, California, Virginia, CalSTRS

☆ Pension Funds Consider Unloading Stocks, Adding Credit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Heather Gillers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System is moving to lower risk without bringing down returns. Photo: Max Whittaker for The Wall Street JournalSome of the nation’s largest pension funds are looking at pulling back on stocks and adding private credit, while grappling with the possibility of a prolonged economic slowdown. Board members of the $307 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System voted Thursday to reduce the fund’s stockholdings to 38% from 42%, a shift staff and consultants said would lower the fund’s risk level without bringing down returns. The public pension fund, the nation’s second-largest, is closely watched by other retirement managers.

☆ Banks aren't the only ones that hold risky commercial-real-estate debt. Pension funds are about to feel the pain, too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pension funds, REITs, and insurers hold more than $1.2 trillion in commercial-real-estate debt. CalSTRS, a California pension fund, told the FT it will be writing down its real-estate portfolio. Among them are the large pension funds, REITs, and insurance companies, together accounting for more than $1.2 trillion — or 22% — of the $5.62 trillion in total commercial-real-estate debt outstanding, according to BofA Global Research. Some pension funds were already planning to reduce their exposures to commercial real estate even before the recent bank failures magnified the risks. In September, fund managers at Artemis Real Estate Partners and PGIM Real Estate said at a Bisnow conference that their investors indicated they'd be reducing allocations to real estate, just because the assets had been outperforming others.

NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - Societe Generale SA (SOGN.PA) agreed to pay $105 million to settle U.S. investor litigation accusing the French bank of violating antitrust law by conspiring with rivals to rig Euribor, a key European interest rate benchmark. A preliminary settlement was filed late Friday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, and requires a judge's approval. Societe Generale denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, court papers show. The case is Sullivan et al v. Barclays Plc et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - Societe Generale SA (SOGN.PA) agreed to pay $105 million to settle U.S. investor litigation accusing the French bank of violating antitrust law by conspiring with rivals to rig Euribor, a key European interest rate benchmark. A preliminary settlement was filed late Friday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, and requires a judge's approval. If approved, the accord would mean investors have obtained $651.5 million of settlements with seven banks. Societe Generale denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, court papers show. The case is Sullivan et al v. Barclays Plc et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Rising Rates Take Some Shine Off Private Markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Heather Gillers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After years of shifting money into private market investments, public pension and investment funds are taking a fresh look at publicly traded debt, thanks to the highest yields in more than a decade. “Bonds are back,” said California State Teachers’ Retirement System investment chief Christopher Ailman . He predicted that public pension funds will shift an additional 2% to 5% of assets into publicly traded debt, reversing a multidecade trend of shrinking fixed-income portfolios.

March 23 (Reuters) - Large companies, including asset manager Franklin Templeton (BEN.N) and web-services provider Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM.O), joined an effort on Thursday to defend sustainable investment practices from a backlash by U.S. Republican politicians. Republicans, often from energy-producing states, have sought to block the growing use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations by shareholders and corporate executives. BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) for instance on Thursday said it would continue to press companies for information about climate risks. Mindy Lubber, CEO of sustainability nonprofit Ceres, which organized Thursday's statement, told a call with reporters that companies showed "some hesitancy" to speak up. But Anne Simpson, head of sustainability for Franklin Templeton, part of California-based Franklin Resources Inc (BEN.N), said on the same call that ESG efforts are "fiduciary duty at work".

☆ Investment strategy will involve risk analysis of all international factors, CalSTRS CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestment strategy will involve risk analysis of all international factors, CalSTRS CEO saysCassandra Lichnock, CEO of CalSTRS (the California State Teachers' Retirement System), discusses its shareholders and how it is negotiating global challenges as an institutional investor.

[1/2] FILE PHOTO: Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, arrives at the DealBook Summit in New York City, U.S., November 30, 2022. The major prize Bluebell has so far scored was at Danone, where it helped oust a chief executive. By comparison, the average activist hedge fund was down 14% for 2022 in November, according to Hedge Fund Research data. BlackRock has also not responded to Bluebell's request to shake up its board and review its environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) strategy. Even if Bluebell does not win concessions from BlackRock, it has at least bet on a company that has performed well in the past.

☆ U.S. Pensions Take a Fresh Look at China
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Heather Gillers | Michelle Chan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, based in West Sacramento, began searching in August for dedicated China stock managers. U.S. public pension funds are splintering in their approach to China, reflecting rising investment risks and the increasingly fractious politics of the two largest global economies. Retirement-plan officials are staking out a range of positions. California’s teacher-pension fund launched in late August a search for its first dedicated China stock managers, while Texas’ teachers retirement fund is cutting its China stock allocation by half. Florida’s public-worker fund earlier this year halted new investment strategies in China, citing past crackdowns on education and tech companies.

NEW YORK, Oct 18(Reuters) - Impactive Capital continues to engage with WEX Inc (WEX.N) to bolster the payments company's fortunes, including using depressed valuations across the financial technology space to make beneficial acquisitions, the activist's managing partner said on Tuesday. The firm has been a shareholder since early 2021 of Portland, Maine-based WEX, which provides payments solutions and virtual cards to businesses including travel, fleet and healthcare. "Private and public company market valuations have come back down to earth and many payments companies are in desperate need of cash," Taylor Wolfe said. "We expect companies like WEX to be able to pounce on compelling acquisition opportunities in the coming years." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David French and Svea Herbst-Bayliss Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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