Move paves way for institutional investors to help fill infrastructure gaps in developing world: US$1 trillion a year in extra investment needed through 2020.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has announced that GCM Grosvenor (Grosvenor) has been selected to run the System's new $200 million private equity emerging manager commitment. The new commitment will be deployed through a fund-of-funds vehicle starting by the end of the current year.

The Board of Directors of Nomura Partners Funds, Inc., announced that Nomura Partners Funds, Inc. shareholders approved a charter amendment that will permit the tax-free merger of The Japan Fund into the Matthews Japan Fund.

Investors representing over two trillion dollars of assets under management as of September 23, issued an Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, committing to grow a global market in the financing of climate change solutions. At the same a group of 13 development banks, investors and issuers committed themselves to further developing the Green Bonds market.

Calpers will continue to monitor developments at Pimco, and will conduct a thorough analysis of his exposure managed by the firm. Calpers has no plans at this time to make changes with his Pimco mandate...