Regulation
DOL Sends Fiduciary Rule Update to OMB
Experts believe the White House will conduct a quick review of the “middle-of-the-way” proposal.
News
Market Moves
2021 Economy Won’t Start Off Well, but Last Half Will Be Good, BofA Predicts
Problems like the virus and high joblessness will continue for a while, the bank’s strategists declare.
Asset Management Culture
Will Cutting Down on External Managers Make a Difference?
Sure, it can help lower investment fees. But those after-fee returns? Researchers say that’s a mixed bag.
Alternatives
Private Equity Fundraising Down But Not Out, Despite Pandemic
Deal-making is bouncing back after being shut down earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Regulation
UK High Court Equalization Ruling to Burden Pension Trustees
Legal experts expect court decision will add ‘significant difficulties’ for defined benefit trustees and could take years to complete.
Newsmakers
Supreme Court Denies Bondholders’ Claim on Puerto Rico’s Pension Plan
Investors argued that they should get some of the government contributions to the insolvent retirement program.
Alternatives
Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust Issues First Green Bond
Canadian pension fund issues €750 million 10-year bond earmarked for sustainable investments.
Regulation
Former CEO, COO of MiMedx Convicted of Securities Fraud
CEO Parker Petit and COO William Taylor were found guilty of falsely inflating the biopharmaceutical company’s revenue figures.
Will Snags with New Washington Stimulus Squelch the Economy and Stocks?
Not really, says UBS’s Haefele, sounding optimistic on vaccines and possible fresh aid in 2021.
Asset Allocation
Sustainable Investments Account for One-Third of AUM in US
Assets dedicated to such strategies have grown 42% in two years to nearly $17.1 trillion.
Pensions
New Jersey Pension Fund Returns Only 0.82% Year to Date
The investment portfolio for the state’s pension fund fell short of its benchmark by more than 2 percentage points.
Research
Climate Disclosure Rises Sharply for Canadian Financial Firms
Report shows firms north of the border are increasingly adopting TCFD-aligned climate-risk disclosures.
Pensions
Why Brown Is Beating the Other Ivies
Markov Processes analyzes how Brown has managed to outperform its rivals in recent years.
Asset Allocation
Congress Mulls Expanding 401(k) Enrollments, Easing Retirement Fund Withdrawals
Popular bipartisan plan seems thwarted in the lame duck session, but has good chances in 2021.
Regulation
Financial Adviser Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme
James Booth convinced an elderly widow to invest her late husband’s pension and another investor to hand over his child’s college funds.