CalPERS appoints global equity head
US - The $247bn California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Eric Baggesen as senior investment officer for global equity.
Baggesen will be in charge of the $132bn portfolio of publicly traded equities and heads up a team of 40 internal global equity staff, as well as the external managers and consultants who oversee CalPERS'...
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