SASB Eyes Standards on Internet Content
Guidelines are expected next year on data privacy, freedom of speech, and harmful content.
Research
US Corporate Pensions See Largest Monthly Funding Gain Since 2003
Funding boost helped by combination of robust investment gains and rising discount rates.
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.
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.
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.
ESG High-Yield Bonds Don’t Hurt Returns … But They Don’t Boost Them Either
Research from CIO Martin Fridson finds no statistically significant difference attributable to ESG factors.
How COVID-19 Will Change the Investing Landscape
CPPIB says it’s critical for long-term investors to understand ‘generational shifts’ caused by the pandemic.
Do Sweeter Benefits Deter the Unemployed from Job Seeking?
Nope, a Georgetown economist’s study concludes—and they let people get new work better suited to them.
CEOs Still Have Bleak View of the Economy
Conference Board survey says their confidence level is lousy. A portent for the future?
Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
Corporate Pension Plans’ Funded Status Dips for First Time Since April
A surge in liabilities from low discount rates dropped aggregate ratios 1.3 percentage points to 79.9%, Wilshire says.
Institutional Plans Report Best Quarter in over 33 Years
Large plans underperformed small plans, likely due to significant exposure to alternative investments.
Canadian DB Pensions, Pooled Funds Rebound Sharply in Q2
Equities rally helps spur strong quarterly gains.
Research Calls Lack of Diversity Atop Financial Regulators a ‘Bipartisan Failure’
There has never been an African American chair of the SEC, CFTC, or FDIC.
COVID-19 Relief Packages Help Fuel Ultra-Low Interest Rates
EIOPA warns that persistent low rates pose a ‘systemic risk’ for insurers.