September 3, 2020 Top Canadian Pension Plan and US Apartment Operator to Build Brazilian Housing The partners will invest up to $190 million in combined equity into the project.
September 3, 2020 Norway Pension Giant Drops Three Companies over Alleged Human Rights Violations The $1.17 trillion fund also placed PetroChina on watch for three years over ‘gross corruption.’
September 2, 2020 Expert Warns UK Pensions Could Face Massive Dashboard Compliance Costs, Work Contrary to government assurances, the price tag will be huge, says former UK pensions minister Steve Webb.
September 2, 2020 CalPERS Retirees Call for Board President to Resign The demand for Henry Jones’ ouster is the latest fallout from the resignation of CalPERS CIO Ben Meng following complaints he violated state ethics rules.
September 2, 2020 Tulane Investment Chief Jeremy Crigler to Retire Richard Chau and Julia Mord will take over as interim CIO and interim deputy CIO, respectively, to manage the fund’s $1.4 billion portfolio.
September 2, 2020 Good Vaccine News Has Immediate Impact on the Stock Market A quarter of the S&P 500’s rise since May is linked to positive developments on a virus inoculation, UBS says.
September 2, 2020 Ohio Police & Fire Pension Approves 5% Gold Allocation, Earns 9.21% in Q2 The $15.65 billion fund is looking to the precious metal to help with diversification and as an inflation hedge.
September 1, 2020 Drag on Economy: The ‘Temporarily Laid Off’ Who Become Permanent Goldman Sachs warns that a big swatch of the jobless will end up staying that way.
September 1, 2020 Pennsylvania Teachers’ Pension Sheds $2 Billion in Risky Investments Move receives praise from State Treasurer Joe Torsella.
September 1, 2020 Canada’s BCI and Others Invest $3.4 Billion in Indian Telecom Tower Venture The Canadian institutional investor acquired a portfolio of 175,000 cell towers in the world’s second largest telecommunications market.
September 1, 2020 SEC, DOJ, CFTC Charge Three in Ponzi Scheme Targeting African Immigrants The defendants allegedly posed as pastors to gain the trust of unsuspecting churchgoers, among other things.
August 31, 2020 Neiman Marcus, Mired in Chapter 11, Cuts Executive Retirement Benefits Discord over move is sharpened by big bonuses for CEO and other C-suite execs.
August 31, 2020 ESG Becoming the New Normal for European Pensions The vast majority of pensions now consider the environmental, social, and governance risks to their investments.
August 31, 2020 Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, PE Firm Kohlberg Take Over US Pharma Firm The Philadelphia-based PCI Pharma Services is looking to expand operations in Asia and greater Europe.
August 31, 2020 Nearly £31 Million Lost to UK Pension Fraud in Three Years Regulators say amount is likely even higher as many scams are unreported or unnoticed for years.