Climate Change Poses ‘Major Risk’ to US Economy, Says CFTC Report
Combating threat will require public and private investments ‘in the trillions of dollars.’
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World’s Largest Pension Funds’ AUM Up 8% in 2019
Report finds size matters, as the larger the fund, the higher the compound annual growth rate was from 2014 to 2019.
Op-Ed: ‘Widening the Aperture’—A Key to Enhancing Minority Recruitment
A diverse talent pool can be accessed by expanding the recruitment process beyond finance-related fields, Northern Trust’s Abdur Nimeri writes.
Watch Out for a Doubling of Junk Defaults, Warns Gundlach
The Bond King fears their fundamentals are too rickety to persevere during this recession.
PBGC to Pay Pension Benefits for McClatchy
Pension lifeboat takes over defined benefit plan covering 24,000 current and future retirees.
AFL-CIO HIT to Invest $1 Billion in Bay Area Rental Housing
Funding will go toward 4,000 units that will be listed as market-rate, workforce, and affordable in one of the nation’s most costly housing markets.
Sept 10: Live Conversation with CalPERS’ Anne Simpson and ISS’ Viola Lutz on Climate Risk and Financial Performance
Register now to reserve your space at tomorrow’s CIO's Allocator Insights webinar.
CPPIB Taps Edwin Cass as Pension Giant’s First CIO
Canadian fund also names Deborah Orida as head of real assets.
Goldman’s 10 Reasons That the Bull Market Will Resume
An array of forces will juice stocks anew and the early-September drop is just a correction, the firm argues.
New York State Pension Increases Employer Contribution Rates
Actuary recommended changes because of increasing life spans and lower-than-expected returns.
Will Last Week’s Selloff Wake Up Investors to the Overvalued Market? El-Erian Asks
Allianz sage spells out the difference between lowered fundamentals, like earnings, and the current rally.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Invests $350 Million in Indian Private Credit
The fund is teaming up with Indian private debt manager Edelweiss Group.
Increasing Body of Evidence Bolsters Case for ESG Investing
Harvard professor finds they outperform over the long haul, as well as during a market downturn.
CPPIB Reinvests $235 Million into Japanese Warehouses
Canada’s largest pension fund and longtime partner, global asset manager GLP, continue expansion into the Asian nation’s real estate.
Columbia Endowment Names Kim Lew CEO
The Carnegie Corp. CIO has been tasked with turning around the Ivy League laggard.