Asset Management Culture
Pandemic Spurs Investor Interest in Social Bonds
The sustainable finance instrument has become an unlikely tool in the economic fight against COVID-19.
Tag: S&P
Risk
Credit Raters Get Slammed Once Again as Too Lenient
S&P and Moody’s take it heavy in an SEC hearing. A run-up to a replay of their 2008-09 vilification?
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Public Pensions Could Suffer for Years from Pandemic Losses
Employers will have to increase contributions unless markets rebound sharply, says S&P.
Asset Allocation
S&P Aggregate Pension Funded Status Rose in November
Level rises to 85.8% for corporate plan funding, Aon says.
Newsmakers
GPIF Chooses Two Indices for Its ESG Benchmark
CEO Takahashi hopes the picks will push companies ‘to work on carbon efficiency and disclosure’ practices.
Asset Allocation
Crescat Capital Client Letter: Most Hedge Funds Are Long Equities, Not Hedging
Managers may have overcompensated to stem outflows, report says.
Research
Mercer: S&P 1500 Aggregate Funding Remains Level
At 83% funded, May levels on par with rest of 2017, but down from 2016.