Newsmakers
NYC Pension Funds Sued for Divesting $4 Billion in Fossil-Fuel Assets
The complaint alleges breach of fiduciary duty in ‘misguided and ineffectual gesture to address climate change.’
Tag: Brad Lander
Market Moves
NYC Pension Funds File Board Diversity Proposals at 4 Firms
The city’s comptroller calls for disclosure of board members’ race and gender at Capital One, Las Vegas Sands, NextEra Energy and Caesars.
Pensions
NYC Pension Funds Call On Chipotle to Adopt Noninterference Policy
Comptroller Brad Lander alleges the company has demonstrated a pattern of anti-union tactics.
Newsmakers
NYC Pension Funds Call for Greenhouse Gas Disclosure From 4 Major Banks
Shareholder proposals have been filed with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Royal Bank of Canada.
Newsmakers
New York City Retirement Systems Emphasized Sustainable Stakeholder Value in 2022
Comptroller Brad Lander prioritized DEI reporting standards and combated legal opportunistic insider trading at portfolio companies.
Manager Selection
NYC Comptroller Hires Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Director
Taffi Ayodele will lead office’s strategy to expand engagement and allocations to minority and women-owned firms.
Asset Allocation
NYC Pension Launches Dashboard, Reveals 25% Alts Allocation
The city’s five pension funds have $61.5 billion invested in private equity, alternative credit, and private real estate combined.
Newsmakers
NYC Comptroller Accuses BlackRock of Bailing on Net Zero
Brad Lander says the ‘contradiction between BlackRock’s statements and actions is alarming.’
Asset Allocation
NY State Pension Returns 9.5% in FY 2022, While NYC Pensions Lose 8.65%
New York State Common Retirement Fund benefits from having a fiscal year that ended before the second-quarter market slump.
Newsmakers
Steven Meier Named CIO of New York City Pension System
He succeeds Michael Haddad to become the first permanent CIO of NYCRS since Alex Doñé left in December.
Manager Selection
NYC’s Comptroller Is Launching an Internal Review Following Former CIO’s Move to Asset Manager
Alex Doñé must wait at least a year after leaving before he can pitch former colleagues.
New York Pension Plans Launch Fight to Dislodge 2 Amazon Directors
Protesting working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses, the city and state funds urge no votes on reelecting board members.
Manager Selection
NYC Pension Funds Seek New CIO
The Comptroller’s Office has launched a nationwide search for an investment manager to oversee the city’s $274 billion pension portfolio.
Asset Allocation
NYC Comptroller Changes Tune on Pension Funds’ Alt Holdings
Brad Lander wants the city’s pension funds to be able to invest more in alternative assets. Last year he called some of them ‘risky and speculative.’
Risk
New York Common, NYCERS, and Penn SERS to Divest Russian Investments
The public pension funds join a growing number of institutional investors pulling their money out of Russia.