Asset Allocation
Record Returns Spur NY to Cut Assumed Return Rate to Below 6%
Employer contributions are also being reduced, while COLAs will be increased.
Tag: Thomas P. DiNapoli
Asset Allocation
NY State Pension Fund Scrutinizes Shale Oil, Gas Companies
The fund will evaluate 42 firms that it says are ill prepared for a transition to a low-carbon environment, including ConocoPhillips, Hess, and Marathon Oil.
The Exxon Vote: Pension Supporters Stay Onboard to Advance Change
CalPERS, CalSTRS, and NY Common helped push through outside directors at the oil leviathan, rather than unload its shares.
Pensions
Market Rebound Spurs Record 33.55% Return for NY State Pension Fund
Equities helped boost the investment portfolio’s asset value by more than $60 billion to $254.8 billion.
Pensions
NY State Pension Commits to $400 Million in Sustainable Investments
The majority of commitments were for the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund.
Pensions
NY State Pension Restricts Oil Sands Investments
The $247.7 billion fund has its sights set on shale oil and gas companies next.
Asset Management Culture
NY State Pension Fund Strikes Climate Deals with Five Companies
Comptroller DiNapoli drops shareholder resolutions in exchange for commitments to greenhouse gas reductions.
Pensions
NYC Pension Funds Rebound After Missing Fiscal 2020 Target
The city’s five pension systems have returned an estimated 18% in the first seven months of fiscal 2021.
Asset Allocation
NYS Pension Fund Calls for Civil Rights Audit on Amazon
State comptroller calls for third-party audit to asses how retail giant’s policies affect equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Asset Management Culture
New York State Pension Fund Aims to Be Carbon Net Zero by 2040
The $226 billion Common Retirement Fund joins other institutional investors in following the Paris Agreement’s targets.
Asset Management Culture
New York State Pension Increases Employer Contribution Rates
Actuary recommended changes because of increasing life spans and lower-than-expected returns.
Newsmakers
New York Pension Plan Names Navyug Patel Deputy Investment Chief
He is taking the spot vacated by Anastasia Titarchuk, who now is the program’s CIO.
Pensions
New York Common Fund Returns 10% in First Quarter
After maintaining a conservative allocation strategy, the pension fund took the three months ending in June to snatch up some equities.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New York Common Fund Loses 2.7% in Fiscal Year
The pension plan, which closed its books in March, had incrementally dialed up an allocation to conservative assets.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
New York Expects ‘Sharp Fall’ in Wall Street Bonuses
Commissions in the securities industry have dropped during other financial crises. In 2008, they fell 47%.