Infinity Q Agrees to Settle SEC Overvaluation Charges
About $570 million to be returned to investors.
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What Would It Take for Corporate Plans to Get Fully Funded?
Employer contributions of 5% of cash flow could elevate half of them in three years, says a Russell Investments study.
U.S. Pension Funding Ratios Continue to Increase
Better equity performance and higher interest rates in October contribute to pensions nearing full funding.
Ontario Teachers Pension Could Lose $95 Million on FTX Investment
The $183 billion Canadian pension fund said its exposure to failed crypto exchange was minimal.
Exploring ESG Investing: Political Agenda or Economic Factor?
An expert panel lays out what they think ESG really is and how it differs from other socially informed investment strategies.
Is All the Bad News Priced Into the Stock Market? Nope
A possible trap: With equities on another tear, BCA Research warns that investors really don’t appreciate all that can go wrong.
Market Volatility Boosts UK Corporate Pension Funding
FTSE 350 pension plan surplus increases nearly six-fold in October.
Is Wall Street Getting Fooled by a CPI Head Fake?
Thursday’s enormous market runup assumes that inflation is on a downtrend. What if that isn’t so?
TIAA/Nuveen Accused of Greenwashing, Violating UN Climate Pledges
Complaint alleges Principles for Responsible Investment signatory owns at least $78 billion in fossil-fuel investments.
Japan’s GPIF Loses $37 Billion in First Half of Fiscal 2022
World’s largest pension fund’s asset value declines to $1.31 trillion.
Post-Election Market Trajectory: Rocky at First, Then Steady
Strategists think the prospect of a gridlocked Congress will ultimately be good for stocks, with a couple of big exceptions.
Republican Senators Escalate Warnings to ESG Actors
New warnings of investigations and hearings for ESG actors arrive from Republican Senators.
Wilshire’s 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report Finds Improvement in Asset Management
The share of clients investing with diverse-owned firms grew from 20% to 39% over the past three years, though AUM of by diverse-owned firms remained lower than non-diverse peers.
Don’t Worry About a Wage-Price Spiral, JPM Says
Despite Fed uneasiness, higher pay isn’t really pushing inflation, per the firm’s David Kelly.
Leslie Lenzo Announced as New Hershey Trust CIO
After spending ten years as leader of Advocate Aurora Health’s investment office, Leslie Lenzo will take the helm as CIO at Hershey Trust in 2023.