Browsing: Pension

Countries with larger pension systems have deeper capital markets, see chart below. The US sits at nearly 475% of GDP in pension and household investment assets, and above 200% of GDP in market capitalization. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are all well below on both measures.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 366,320 shares of the CRM provider’s stock, valued at approximately $57,388,000.

Underneath the surface, there are ‘big movements’ happening in the nation’s superannuation and retirement industries.

Add to Google Preferred Sources South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) Fund Management Division concluded its experienced hire recruitment drive, which began in April, filling only 18 of 26 targeted positions. While the alternative investment sector, including private equity and venture capital, saw fierce competition of 21-to-1, the domestic bond division failed to find a…