Tag: Gordon Hartogensis

Regulation May 7, 2020

Former PBGC Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

Jeffrey Donahue could face 15 years in prison for conspiracy to bribe a public official.

Regulation January 17, 2020

PBGC Approves Facilitated Merger of New York Pension Funds

Pension lifeboat will provide three annual payments of $8.9 million to merged plan.

Corporate Moves May 3, 2019

Senate Confirms Gordon Hartogensis as Director of PBGC

Family trust trustee with Senate connections named 16^th director of pensions lifeboat.

Corporate Moves March 29, 2019

PBGC Director Nominee Approved by Senate Committee

Hartogensis renominated by Trump after previous attempt stalled.

Newsmakers January 8, 2019

PBGC Director Nominee Gets Kicked Back to Trump

Clock runs out on controversial nod for brother-in-law of Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao.

Industry White Papers

Investing in Real Estate, Look to New York—Here’s Why Capitalizing on near-term opportunities

2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q2 Update

Emerging Markets and Covid-19: Crisis or opportunity…or both? 2020 will be a challenging moment for Emerging Markets’ economies. But there will likely be a wide open Emerging Markets “door” that sees governments fall back on privatisation to bridge fiscal holes. In an environment of tight domestic monetary conditions and reduced cross border flows, the buyers of these assets have considerable advantage.

Meditations in an emergency Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger discusses the macro and market impact of the coronavirus and offers his "playbook" for the coming weeks and months, including thoughts on rebalancing and opportunistic investments.

The Power of Portfolio Flexibility Many investment managers apply strict portfolio constraints under the guise of risk management best practices. This paper examines the costs of those investment constraints and how an unconstrained investment approach can be key in generating long-term excess returns.

Quantitative Science—Actively Adding To Fixed Income Decisions Quantitative vs. active debate? This issue of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Markets explains how our “active quant” approach sets us apart.