July 14, 2020 Student Housing Investment Remains Uncertain, S&P Says Some pension funds and other institutions have taken big positions in the segment.
July 13, 2020 Australia’s Second Largest Pension to Divest from Thermal Coal The fund also said it will reduce emissions from its listed equities by at least 30% in under three years.
July 9, 2020 Private Equity Investments Withstand COVID-19 Slowdown Survey finds pandemic has had little effect on capital structure of private equity funds.
July 7, 2020 Group of Pension Funds Worth $1 Trillion Creates Sustainable Investing Platform The subscriber-based online tool reviews 8,000 companies against United Nation’s sustainability criteria.
July 7, 2020 Australian Pension Fund Commits to Becoming Net Zero by 2050 HESTA also pledges to reduce portfolio’s carbon emissions by one-third within 10 years.
June 22, 2020 Toll Roads Face Long Road to Recovery: Bad News for Funds Eyeing Infrastructure The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40% to 85% globally, S&P analysts say.
June 17, 2020 15 Plead Guilty to International Cyber Fraud Conspiracy Romanian conspirators sold non-existent cars and used bitcoin to launder proceeds.
June 10, 2020 Calvert Will Score Companies on ESG to Add to Its Funds To make the grade for its separate accounts, companies must be in the top third for at least one sustainability metric.
June 9, 2020 ESG ETF Investing ‘Should At Least Double’ This Year, Says Industry Savant Investor interest has jumped amid challenges in the coronavirus crisis and George Floyd protests.
June 8, 2020 PE-Related Bankruptcy Filings Soared in May Too much debt and the virus economic slide harmed companies such as Hertz and J. Crew.
June 4, 2020 Racism Is an ESG Problem, Says Calvert CEO The leader of the responsible investing group said investors must demand actionable outcomes from businesses.
June 3, 2020 Hawaii Makes $25M Venture Capital Investment for Local Growth The state pension plan said local fund managers can expect to see an increase in commitments.
May 27, 2020 MUFG Forecasts Expansion of Private Markets Activity Post-Pandemic A further consolidation of private funds, big opportunities in distressed debt, and flexibility in opportunity sets are in the cards for private markets investors.
May 22, 2020 SEC Recommends Creating Disclosure Framework for ESG Investments Investment committee finds current ratings to be too confusing for investors and aims to create a firmer standard for reporting ESG metrics.
May 21, 2020 Temasek Joins Facebook-Backed Libra Association The Singapore sovereign wealth fund is the first government-owned entity to join the blockchain project.