# CalPERS and investors boost AI governance checks

> Pension funds and asset managers intensify AI governance oversight to protect portfolio value.
- Title: CalPERS and investors boost AI governance checks · Nikkei Asia
- Summary: Pension funds and asset managers intensify AI governance oversight to protect portfolio value. CalPERS and other institutional investors are adding AI…
- Keywords: calpers, institutional investors, ai governance, proxy voting, pension funds, asset managers, news, business, world, investors, boost, governance
- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/calpers-other-institutional-investors-step-up-scrutiny-of-ai-governance
- Published: 2026-10-16T17:43:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: calpers, institutional investors, ai governance, proxy voting, pension funds, asset managers, news, business, world
## CalPERS adds AI provisions
The California Public Employees' Retirement System included AI provisions for the first time in its most recent proxy voting guidelines.
## Investors step up AI scrutiny
Pension funds and asset managers worldwide are stepping up scrutiny of how portfolio companies manage artificial intelligence.
## Goal: protect portfolio value
They aim to prevent their value from deteriorating by encouraging proxy voting against the election of directors and other methods.
## Key takeaway

CalPERS and other institutional investors are adding AI governance provisions to proxy voting guidelines to safeguard portfolio value.