Bill Seeks to Close Private Equity Compensation ‘Loophole’
The legislation aims to increase the rate at which PE and hedge fund managers are taxed.
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Kentucky Pension Fund Reports Record 25% Return for Fiscal 2021
The strong showing lifts long-term return rates above assumed rates for the first time in a decade.
Ceres Launches Program to Help Food Sector Reach Paris Agreement Goals
The group says the global food system accounts for one-third of the world’s emissions, and it wants institutional investors’ help to engage the highest polluters.
Giant Tech Stocks Primed for Another Slide, Says Sage
Last Friday's strong jobs report signals the rise of lesser lights in the market, Leuthold’s Jim Paulsen predicts.
Is an Equal-Weighted Stock Index Better Than a Tech-Heavy One?
Nope, says Northern Trust’s asset management unit. But they both have big drawbacks.
Connecticut Pension Fund Poaches LACERA’s Ted Wright to be New CIO
He replaces Laurie Martin as head of the $40 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds.
Stocks Usually Stink in August, but Bonds…
Fixed income benefits from equities’ worst month, LPL says.
Some of the UK’s Largest Asset Managers Back Diversity Initiative
Asset Owner Diversity Charter signatories represent $1.3 trillion in assets under management.
Exclusive: Hartford HealthCare Posts a Healthy 33.5% Gain Despite Industry Pains
Investment Committee Chair David Roth gives high praise to CIO David Holmgren for the return.
What Is the 10-Year Treasury’s Falling Yield Telling Us?
Not that a slowing economy is ahead, says BCA Research. The answer, it thinks, is ‘more subtle.’
S&P: Single-Employer Pensions Can Strain Illinois City Budgets
Poor discipline, an inability to reform, and demographics at public safety officer pensions could hurt municipalities’ credit.
Texas ERS Hacker Gets 8 Years in Prison
Olumide Morakinyo created unauthorized accounts for participants who hadn’t set them up.
Teamsters’ Pension Lawsuit Could Thwart Vaccine Mandates
The union says its pension fund’s mandatory vaccine policy violates collective bargaining agreements.
St. Louis Pension Trustee Removed for Online Posts, Fraud Accusations
Former police sergeant made claims in Facebook posts that COVID-19 didn’t cause disabilities.
CalPERS Won’t Hire a New CIO Until Next Year
The pension fund’s prior CIO, Ben Meng, resigned last August, but still no replacement is in sight. A new search, after the first one failed, is only just beginning.