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It’s Time For Boards And Institutional Investors To Act On Racial Justice

In recent days, corporations and institutional investors like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Vanguard have issued welcome statements decrying racial inequity and injustice.

06.24.20
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UBS To Offer “Free” SMAs From Third-Party Asset Managers

UBS Wealth Management USA is adding separately managed accounts from seven well-known fund companies to its menu of proprietary strategies that waive outside manager fees, citing the success of a strategy introduced earlier this year on UBS-advised strategies.

06.24.20
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South Dakota Pension System Responds To Pandemic-Related Market Downturn

Among nation’s best funded, the state program explores ways to balance fiscal sustainability and retirement security.

06.24.20
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GASB Releases Guidance On Deferred Compensation Plans

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued guidance Tuesday to improve the reporting of Section 457 deferred compensation plans for state and local government employees.

06.24.20
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Carillon Tower Advisers’ Affiliate Launches New SICAV Fund

Carillon Tower Advisers, a global multi-boutique asset management firm, today announced the launch of a new fundamentally driven, active U.S. small cap equity SICAV fund, the “Raymond James Funds Eagle U.S. Small Cap Strategy,” to be managed by its affiliate Eagle Asset Management (“Eagle”).

06.23.20
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A Decade-Long Stall For Black Enrollment In M.B.A. Programs

A lack of focus on diversity and high tuition costs have kept down the population of African-Americans at business schools and harmed their pipeline to corporate jobs, graduates and school advisers say.

06.17.20
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Sterling Group Reels In $2 Billion

The Sterling Group has closed its fifth flagship private equity fund on a $2 billion hard cap, exceeding a predecessor that raised $1.25 billion in 2015.

06.17.20
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Heads They Win, Tails Taxpayers Lose: Calpers Doubles Down On Risky Investments

Calpers’ CIO says there is “no alternative” to increasing the riskiness of its investments. That’s simply not true.

06.16.20
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Calpers Prepares For The Long Haul

By investing in private equity and credit, we expect to be able to achieve 7% returns.

06.15.20
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Top US Pension Fund Aims To Juice Returns Via $80bn Leverage Plan

Calpers hopes bold move will boost efforts to achieve its 7% return target

06.15.20