Asset Allocation
Vatican Publishes Ethical Investing Guidelines
Church says underlying factors of ESG investing “resonate” with the aims of Catholic teachings.
News
Risk
Look for Another Hawkish Jackson Hole Blast from Powell
The Fed chair, in a Wednesday speech at Brookings, is expected to drive home once again that the central bank is going to continue its relentless tightening.
Regulation
Mid-Terms Could Lead to More Regulation than Legislation
Republicans winning control of the House could force the Biden Administration to rely even more on regulations.
Pensions
Oregon Treasurer Pledges to Decarbonize State Pension Fund By 2050
Tobias Read says he’ll have a comprehensive plan to meet Paris Agreement goals by early 2024.
Newsmakers
Does Chinese Pandemic Unrest Mean Big Problems Ahead? Maybe Not, Says Bespoke
The economic and investing impact on China should be small, the firm expects. Hopefully with no Tiananmen Square rerun.
Pensions
CalSTRS Reports Saving More Than $1.2 Billion in Portfolio Costs Since 2017
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System reports that its Collaborative Model, an investment strategy that seeks to reduce costs, control risks and increase expected returns, cut operational costs by $437 million in 2021.
Pensions
Higher Interest Rates Put LDI Derivative Usage into Question
LDI strategies allow for passive equity to be replaced by holding ‘cash’ and synthetic equity instruments. But with better funding statuses, are pensions’ derivative positions less necessary?
Pensions
“Relief Is No Longer Relief:” Financial-Market Upheaval Overtakes Best Intentions of Pension Legislation
Even with American Rescue Plan Act relief largely unavailable, pension plan balance sheets improved in 2022, causing some corporate plan sponsors to consider adding risk in 2023.
Newsmakers
Dell Agrees to $1 Billion Class Action Payout
Settlement could become one of the Top 20 all-time shareholder-related settlements.
Asset Allocation
Most Promising Real Estate Opportunities? Hint: Not Always in Traditional Segments
Aside from the usual crowd, such as industrials and apartments, oft-overlooked niches beckon, NTAM says. Think: cell towers.
Regulation
Ohio Teamsters Local Union Receives PBGC Assistance.
The PBGC provided about $85 million to the union pension fund that was bordering on insolvency.
Regulation
Final DOL Rule Permits ESG in ERISA Plans
The DOL published a final rule that makes it easier for sponsors to take ESG factors into account in investments and shareholder activism, reversing a Trump-era rule.
Manager Selection
CalPERS Consolidates Private Equity with Growth and Innovation Program
Anton Orlich, appointed last month as managing director for growth and innovation, will lead the combined unit.
Asset Allocation
University of Texas System’s Oil and Gas Participation Fuels Bid to be Biggest Endowment
The University of Texas System endowment’s oil and gas revenues from its 2.1 million acres of land in the West Texas Permian Basin has it competing with Harvard for biggest endowment by net assets.
Research
Asset Owners and Consultants Say They Gotta Change Strategies, Pronto
Inflation and climate change spook them, so they’re scrambling to find smarter ways to adjust, a Nuveen survey finds