US Corporate Pension Funding Status Keeps Climbing
After another month in which funded status improved, according to most projections, some models reached their highest points in more than a decade.
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Allocators Increasingly Shying Away From Risk, Survey Says
Almost half are slowing and one-third are lowering exposure to stocks and other risk assets, per CoreData.
ESG-Related Disclosure Will Inform Investors’ Future Focus
Panelists at CIO's Navigating ESG Livestream discussed how corporate sustainability regulations coming to Europe next year will affect companies and investors globally.
Should SEC’s Rule 605 Come Before Other Market Structure Proposals?
Of the four market structure proposals, Rule 605 is the most popular, and some argue it should be implemented ahead of the others.
RIP Earnings Recession: 3Q Reports Turn Positive
The S&P 500’s EPS had three down quarters in a row, but now analysts are growing more optimistic.
Canada Pension Plan Investments Lose 0.7% in 1st Half of Fiscal 2024
The pension giant also sold a buyout fund portfolio for C$2 billion and German wind assets for C$374 million.
New York State Pension Commits More Than $1.3B in Investments in August
The majority of the month’s investment commitments were earmarked for the pension giant’s real estate portfolio.
PBGC Updates Mortality Tables for 2024
The tables are used for calculating withdrawal liability and missing participant program transfer amounts.
BlackRock to Develop World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant With Occidental
The asset manager is investing $550 million in a joint venture with the oil and gas giant’s 1PointFive subsidiary.
GPIF’s ESG Investments Outperform Tokyo Stock Index
The Japanese government pension giant's ESG funds beat the TOPIX by 160 basis points over a 6-year period.
Navigating ESG in an Evolving Regulatory Environment
Speakers at CIO's Navigating ESG Livestream discussed what investors should expect from company reporting on ESG-related issues.
WeWork’s Impact Will Be a ‘Bloodbath’ for Office Space
The market already was in poor shape before the Chapter 11 filing, strategists say. Now this.
Princeton Names Vincent Tuohey Next Endowment President
Tuohey will take over at PRINCO when Andrew Golden retires next year.
Israel-Hamas War Puts Cryptocurrency in CFTC, Treasury Crosshairs
Federal regulators speaking at a SIFMA conference noted crypto’s role in illicit finance, including in the war in Gaza.
Why Oil Stocks, Slipping Now, Have a Bright Future
The industry will be needed to bridge the long transition to net-zero from now to 2050, JPM says.