Tag: Divestment

Newsmakers November 1, 2017

Philadelphia Pension to Divest Private Prison Stocks

Board votes to liquidate $1.2 million worth of stock in three private prison companies.

Newsmakers October 13, 2017

Massachusetts Bill Calls for Fossil Fuel Divestment

State pension would have to remove thermal coal assets by year-end, fossil fuels by end of 2020.

Newsmakers October 10, 2017

California Treasurer Urges CalSTRS to Drop Gun Sellers

$213.7 billion fund owns shares in at least three public firms that make and sell guns and ammunition.

Research June 9, 2017

Pensions, CIOs Rebuke Fossil Fuel Divestment Report

Although a new petroleum-approved report evokes total divestment from fossil fuels, pension plans and CIOs beg to differ.

NYC Pensions Seek Public Equities Passive Index Asset Managers

It is the first time the city’s pension funds have solicited managers for public equity...

New Jersey Pension Fund Seeks Emerging Private Equity Managers

The state’s Division of Investment invites managers who meet its investment criteria to in-person meetings...

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