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Global Pension Funds Still Prefer Active Strategies On Climate Change Investing: Survey

The vast majority (81 per cent) of global pension plan sponsors said they have allocations to some kind of climate change-related funds, according to a new survey from CREATE-Research.

06.29.20
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Pension Funds Are Playing A Loser’s Game In Alternative Assets

High fees have morphed into a benefit-free annual donation to the finance industry.

06.29.20
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Private Equity’s Trillion-Dollar Piggy Bank Holds Little For Struggling Companies

Barriers stand between buyout firms’ cash pile and the businesses in need that they own.

06.29.20
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Pension Fund Sues Facebook Over Timing Of Stock Buybacks

Lawsuit questions whether buybacks were designed to boost stock sales by Mark Zuckerberg and other insiders.

06.29.20
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Institutional Investors Turning To China

Investors have been reassessing their approach to investing in Chinese equities, according to a new report, which has shown a shift toward products specific to the region.

06.29.20
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Recession Rocks State and Local Pensions, ‘Funding Gap’ Possible

The economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus will result in a steep drop in tax revenue for state and local governments, forcing them to make difficult decisions about how to fund the state pension systems their employees rely on for their retirement.

06.26.20
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County Could Fully Fund Pension Debt Within Decade, Seeks Options For Leaving MERS

Grand Traverse County commissioners Wednesday reiterated their commitment to an aggressive payment schedule that could fully fund the county’s $99.7 million pension debt in 10 years – but expressed frustration with their pension provider, directing staff to explore the county’s options for leaving the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS).

06.26.20
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How Fresno’s County Pension Fund Is Helping Finance Its Recovery

If you live in Fresno County, CA, and you recently got your first home mortgage, there is a chance the county employee pension fund financed it.

06.26.20
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The Mixed Case For Private Equity In Retirement Plans

With the help of regulators and lawmakers, 401(k) plans are trying to become more like the old-fashioned pension plans they replaced. The latest example involves private equity, an illiquid investment that is a staple in pensions and now wants to be in your 401(k).

06.26.20
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Material Impact Announces Oversubscribed $200 Million Fund II

We are excited to announce that we have raised Material Impact Fund II, a $200 million oversubscribed fund that enables us to continue to build world-changing companies around products enabled by materials innovations.

06.24.20