Many Employees Would Like More Retirement Help From Their Employers
People closer to retirement are more likely than before the COVID-19 pandemic to say they will retire beyond the age of 70, WTW survey finds.
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Buffett, Who Terms ESG Reporting ‘Asinine,’ Adds to Oil Holdings
Famed investor increases his stake in Occidental Petroleum.
MSCI Launches Global Real Estate Asset Index
The Global Quarterly Property Index tracks over 20,000 real estate investments in 26 countries.
Allocators Still Skeptical That ESG Can Deliver Good Returns
Some 58% of US institutions are unsure about investment performance, a survey says.
Downturn-Spooked JPM Axes Buybacks—So Will Others Follow?
Corporations have a hefty amount of cash, so perhaps share repurchases won’t be hurt too much.
CFA Signs Up 40 Firms to Follow Its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Code
Verus Advisory is the latest to join the group of signatories, which so far represent $17 trillion in assets.
Dalio, Making the Case for Pessimism, Has Thrived This Year by Selling Short
The philosophical hedge fund honcho scored big in the first half, betting against European companies.
Canadian Pension Giant Makes Its First Foray Into Colombian Private Equity
The CPPIB invests $334 million for close to a 20% stake in food retailer D1.
Ideas for Building Strong Investment Teams
Experts discussed their views of what maintaining a positive culture looks like, including how to recognize team success and how to incorporate DE&I initiatives during CIO's latest webinar.
SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules
SEC leaders say the final amendments aim to avoid burdens on proxy voting businesses that may impair the timeliness and independence of their advice.
Wilshire Brings Out More Fine-Tuned Indexes
The firm is a big critic of rivals’ indexes, which it says fail to represent today’s stock market.
BlackRock Gives the Death Rites to the Great Moderation
That lovely time of low inflation and bull markets isn’t going to recur, it says.
How to Separate Long-Term vs. Short-Term Parts of a Strategy
WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute has a computer code that aims to do just that.
Philadelphia Union Pension Sues Amazon for Allegedly Lying About COVID Expansion
Lawsuit claims retail giant’s infrastructure investment was a ‘massive, self-imposed, undue drain’ on its finances.
CFTC Charges South African Firm and CEO With $1.7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud
Regulator says it is the largest fraudulent scheme involving the cryptocurrency in any CFTC case.