PGIM Hires VP of DEI Strategy and Industry Engagement
PGIM appoints Natalie Gill as vice president of DEI strategy and industry engagement.
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BlackRock’s Suggested 2023 Buys: Investment Grade Corporates and Just 2 Other Bond Types
Still-high inflation and an expected recession call for slighting stocks and most other categories, the asset kingpin advises.
Higher Interest Rates Are Living on Borrowed Time, Jeremy Siegel Says
The Federal Reserve won’t be able to ignore a slowing economy and will reverse course, the economist predicts.
PSERS Exploring Legal Action Stemming from Reporting Error
The 2020 fund reporting error’s revision triggered the state’s shared-risk provision, which required school districts, as plan providers, and plan participants to pay more into the system.
Vatican Publishes Ethical Investing Guidelines
Church says underlying factors of ESG investing “resonate” with the aims of Catholic teachings.
Look for Another Hawkish Jackson Hole Blast from Powell
The Fed chair, in a Wednesday speech at Brookings, is expected to drive home once again that the central bank is going to continue its relentless tightening.
Mid-Terms Could Lead to More Regulation than Legislation
Republicans winning control of the House could force the Biden Administration to rely even more on regulations.
Oregon Treasurer Pledges to Decarbonize State Pension Fund By 2050
Tobias Read says he’ll have a comprehensive plan to meet Paris Agreement goals by early 2024.
Does Chinese Pandemic Unrest Mean Big Problems Ahead? Maybe Not, Says Bespoke
The economic and investing impact on China should be small, the firm expects. Hopefully with no Tiananmen Square rerun.
CalSTRS Reports Saving More Than $1.2 Billion in Portfolio Costs Since 2017
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System reports that its Collaborative Model, an investment strategy that seeks to reduce costs, control risks and increase expected returns, cut operational costs by $437 million in 2021.
Higher Interest Rates Put LDI Derivative Usage into Question
LDI strategies allow for passive equity to be replaced by holding ‘cash’ and synthetic equity instruments. But with better funding statuses, are pensions’ derivative positions less necessary?
“Relief Is No Longer Relief:” Financial-Market Upheaval Overtakes Best Intentions of Pension Legislation
Even with American Rescue Plan Act relief largely unavailable, pension plan balance sheets improved in 2022, causing some corporate plan sponsors to consider adding risk in 2023.
Dell Agrees to $1 Billion Class Action Payout
Settlement could become one of the Top 20 all-time shareholder-related settlements.
Most Promising Real Estate Opportunities? Hint: Not Always in Traditional Segments
Aside from the usual crowd, such as industrials and apartments, oft-overlooked niches beckon, NTAM says. Think: cell towers.
Ohio Teamsters Local Union Receives PBGC Assistance.
The PBGC provided about $85 million to the union pension fund that was bordering on insolvency.