Op-Ed: Key Takeaways from Davos on China and ESG in a Post-COVID-19 Era
What should we expect from China’s ESG development in 2021?
Asset Allocation
Leon Black: A Career-Making 1990 Call and a Career-Ending One in the 2010s
He owes Apollo’s boffo start to the killing he made on an insurer’s then-skanky high-yield bonds. Then came Epstein.
BlackRock Looks to Add Bitcoin Futures to Two Funds
The world’s largest asset manager is also seeking a head of blockchain investments.
Two NYC Pension Funds Divesting $4 Billion from Oil Companies
The move from the largest funds under the $239.8 billion New York City Retirement Systems follows a commitment made in 2018.
Special Report: What Low-Paying Fixed Income Still Gives Us: Ballast
Despite small interest payments and not much price appreciation potential, many investors say it does deliver in this one area.
Special Report: Why Pennsylvania SERS is Moving Toward a Liability-Driven Benchmark
New CIO Seth Kelly is hiking the fund's asset allocation to fixed income.
Special Report: How Private Credit, Subject of Scary Forecasts, Came Out a Winner
Institutional investors like Arizona’s pension plan have done pretty well with this newly popular asset class.
Dimon Frets Over Weak Recovery and Fintech Rivals
That’s even as the JPM chief just turned in record earnings, and bank stocks are almost recovered.
NYC Comptroller Calls for SEC to Investigate Tyson
The Empire State’s pension system is mounting investor pressure against the poultry giant, which has been criticized for its pandemic safety practices in its plants.
CIO Hosts Geopolitics Webinar at 2 p.m. ET Today
Walter Kress, Phillip Nelson, and Jason Thomas will help CIOs see around corners.
North Carolina State Pension Returns 11% to End 2020 at Record High
State Treasurer Dale Folwell credits a conservative investment strategy for the fund’s strong performance.
Endowment Index Ends Second Straight Year at Record High
Despite 10.14% rise during 2020, the index still underperformed a 60/40 stock-bond portfolio.
Funded Ratio for Canadian Pension Plans Improves in 2020
After plummeting during the first quarter, the funding level of Canadian defined benefit plans rebounded to end the year at 91.2%.
CPPIB Invests $200 Million into Indonesia Logistics Joint Venture
Two partnerships with logistics real estate firm LOGOS will bring up to $1 billion of warehouses in the greater Jakarta area.
