October 27, 2020 Institutional Investors Press CEOs to Disclose Climate Lobbying Practices Group says companies will be held accountable for not aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
October 26, 2020 ETFs on the March: Huge Inflows in September Set Up 2020 for Near Record They gathered $35.2 billion last month, which should make this year second only to 2017’s blowout.
October 26, 2020 Harvard Endowment CEO Goes from ‘Not Pleased’ to ‘Proud’ Three years into his five-year transition plan, Narv Narvekar says the ‘signs are encouraging.’
October 26, 2020 Ontario Teachers’, PE Firm to Acquire Allworth Financial Stake The $155.3 billion Canadian pension fund and Lightyear Capital bought the stake in the firm from Parthenon Capital.
October 23, 2020 Yale’s Swensen to Asset Managers: Hire More Women and Minorities The decision to track investment firms’ progress would have a ‘seismic’ shift in the industry.
October 23, 2020 How a Trump or Biden Victory Might Affect the Economy S&P Global Ratings analyzes the candidates’ differences and ‘surprising similarities.’
October 23, 2020 Pennsylvania PSERS Freezes Apollo Global Investments over Epstein Ties State teachers’ pension fund has more than $900 million invested with Apollo.
October 23, 2020 Retiree Lift-Outs Boost Pension Risk Transfers to $4 Billion in Q3 Employers are pushing through transactions in the second half of the year after the pandemic forced delays.
October 23, 2020 President of Purported VC Firm Pleads Guilty to Securities, Wire Fraud Marc Lawrence faces maximum of 60 years in prison for his role in Ponzi-like scheme.
October 22, 2020 Loomis Sayles CIO to Retire in March Jae Park, who will retire after 19 years at the firm, will be succeeded by David Waldman.
October 22, 2020 Conservative Think Tank Calls for NYC Pension Reform Manhattan Institute recommends moving to defined contribution plans and consolidating funds.
October 22, 2020 UK DB Plans’ Funded Ratio Falls to 91.4% in September Meanwhile, the aggregate deficit of UK defined benefit plans rose to £166.1 billion during the month.
October 21, 2020 New Mexico Teachers’ Pension to Divest from Private Prisons The $12.75 billion fund has been under pressure to sell stakes in CoreCivic and the GEO Group.
October 21, 2020 OMERS to Sell Detroit River Rail Tunnel Stake for $312 Million to Canadian Pacific The pension fund has been invested in the transnational transport system for nearly two decades.
October 21, 2020 Oklahoma Firefighters Pension Sues Peabody Energy over Mine Fire The lawsuit alleges the coal mining company, its CEO and its CFO failed to disclose safety issues.