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July 8, 2021
Drama Aside, Meme Stocks Are Having a Good Year So Far

Retail investors holding on to social media darlings have helped some businesses gain a new lease on life. But many worry that the good times won’t last. 

Drama Aside, Meme Stocks Are Having a Good Year So Far
GOP Senators Lash Out at BlackRock, State Street for ‘Left-Leaning’ ESG ‘Pressure’

Pat Toomey and Ron Johnson say firms’ CEOs are putting personal views above their fiduciary duty.

 

GOP Senators Lash Out at BlackRock, State Street for ‘Left-Leaning’ ESG ‘Pressure’
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Cedars-Sinai Appoints CIO for $8B Portfolio
SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Management Exec Ken Leech
CPP Investments Partners With AT&T, GIP on Fiber Joint Venture
Barings Appoints Asset-Based Finance Head
Octagon Credit Investors Names Investor Relations Head
San Diego Seeks CIO
Norway’s Largest Pension Firm Divests from 16 West Bank-Linked Firms

KLP says the companies pose an ‘unacceptable risk’ over alleged human rights violations.

Norway’s Largest Pension Firm Divests from 16 West Bank-Linked Firms
In Focus: What’s the Impact of Early Retirements on Plans?

More than a year into the pandemic, some pension funds are reporting a jump in workers leaving. 

In Focus: What’s the Impact of Early Retirements on Plans?
Class of 2021 NextGens: Kif Ho

The Deputy Head of Quantitative Investment at Singapore Management University, he has a sharp eye for risk/return trade-offs and manager psychology.

Class of 2021 NextGens: Kif Ho
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
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