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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today reported a preliminary 11.2 percent net return on investments for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2017. CalPERS assets at the end of the fiscal year stood at more than $323 billion.

Swiss Re announced that it has already consistently integrated ESG considerations into its investment process since the start of 2017.

Developments in the UK have led us to renew our focus on the region in recent weeks, amidst the start of Brexit negotiations and the general election. We have not made any changes to our neutral position on UK equities and UK rates, or our negative view on sterling.

According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, continuing ECB QE is lifting all assets. Flows have improved in May across IG, HY and equity funds in Europe. Last week’s flows - HG: +$1.4bn / HY: +$48mn / Equities: +$1.1bn

Willis Towers Watson’s Asset Management Exchange (AMX) has doubled its assets under management, from $750 million to more than $1.5 billion, just three months after its launch.