Newsmakers
Allianz Global Investors to Repay Over $5 Billion for Securities Fraud
The strategy was sold to approximately 114 institutional investors.
Tag: pension funds
Alternatives
Investing in Bitcoin Is Like a Venture Capital Play, Virginia Pension Chiefs Say
Allocators from two Fairfax County plans favor managers with a ‘multi-strategy approach’ to both VC and cryptocurrencies.
Alternatives
Pension Fund Increases Its Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin Allocations
CIO Katherine Molnar will speak at the CIO Symposium on May 12 with CIO Andrew Spellar.
Tactical Shifts: How Institutional Investors Are Adjusting Asset Mixes Now
Private credit, real estate, emerging markets. Here are the ways CIOs at HOOPP, the James Irvine Foundation, and two others are solving the allocation puzzle.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Europe’s New ESG Rules Create an Opportunity for US Investors
Everyone should take notice of what the SFDR rules mean for the future of sustainable investing, says Apex Group’s Hari Bhambra.
Growing Number of Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations Adding Bitcoin to Portfolios
The digital asset is gaining more acceptance among institutional investors.
Market Moves
‘No End in Sight’ to Government Spending, Gundlach Says
Bond King says that output will bring much more Treasury issuance, and the Fed’s buying a lot of it.
Alternatives
Europe’s ‘Ambitious Plans’ for ESG Disclosure Rules
New requirements for financial sector firms in Europe take effect in March.
Why Wild and Crazy Bitcoin May Become a Pension Portfolio Fixture
Retirement funds and other institutions are gradually warming to cryptocurrencies.
Why Laggard European Stocks Will Overtake Tech-Fueled US Equity
A more united EU, an end to too-expensive FAANG expansion, and lower prices should boost the continent’s returns.
Pensions
Tesla and Walmart Under Pension Fund Fire on Board Pay and Opioid Sales
The automaker has been sued by the Detroit Police and Fire retirement system over big payouts, and the retailer by the Detroit plan and a Norfolk County (Mass.) plan on how it distributes the drug.
Asset Allocation
Big Danish Pension Fund to Trim Fossil Fuel Investments
The trend toward sustainable investments heats up as Denmark’s ATP joins the movement.
How Asset Balancing Has Gotten More Complex
Bring on the exotica: Public pension plans are going lighter on stocks and bonds, as their alt ownership has almost quadrupled.
News
Pension Funds, Insurers Commit to Carbon-Neutral Investments by 2050
Institutional investors with $2.4 trillion in assets aim for Paris agreement standards.
Investors Are Seeking More Support for Private Equity Co-investments
The uptick in outsourced co-investment platforms is part of ‘the next generation of thoughtful portfolio construction.’