The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is poised to receive approximately $301 million in damages from Standard & Poor's (S&P) and parent company McGraw-Hill Financial, the result of settlements in cases against S&P that stemmed from its rating of mortgage-backed and other securities prior to the financial crisis.

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) today announced the joint allocation of up to £500m to invest in infrastructure opportunities.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that efforts to bring more investment management in-house and reduce consultants are among factors that have saved the Pension Fund more than $162 million in the last three fiscal years.

On the occasion of its 18th Annual Financial Forum in Tokyo November 25th 2014, Paris EUROPLACE, the organization promoting the Paris International Financial Center, gathered 600 representatives from corporates, investors and financial intermediaries, and exposed to key representatives from the Japanese financial industry the new growth and investment opportunities in Europe and in France.

The global economy is expected to strengthen modestly next year, according to Swiss Re's latest publication, "Global insurance review 2014 and outlook 2015/16". Non-life insurance premiums are expected to grow 2.8% in 2015, supported by strong economic activity in emerging markets...