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Quincy Mayor Proposes $400 Million Bond To Fully Fund City's Pension Plan

Mayor Thomas Koch is asking the city council to approve a bond request of more than $400 million.

03.08.21
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NY State Pension Fund Strikes Climate Deals With Five Companies

Comptroller DiNapoli drops shareholder resolutions in exchange for commitments to greenhouse gas reductions.

03.08.21
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H.I.G. Capital Closes $1.4 Billion Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund

H.I.G. Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative asset management firm with over $43 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce the final closing of H.I.G. Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VI (the “Fund”).

03.08.21
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California Teachers’ Pension System Increases Co-Investing

The $282 billion pension system more than doubled its co-investment commitments in the six months through last September.

03.04.21
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The Coming Bailout of State Pension Plans

The unquestionable governing principle must be that bailouts require reform: No reform, no bailout.

03.04.21
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PIMCO Adds U.S. Defense Policy And National Security Expert Michèle Flournoy To Its Global Advisory Board

Ms. Flournoy served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Obama Administration and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy in the Clinton Administration.

03.04.21
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Bond Tantrum Has Big Silver Lining For Pensions

Higher interest rates will keep defined-benefit plans on track to fully meet their future obligations.

03.03.21
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Wonder Women: Why Defined-Contribution Plans Benefit From Female Plan Administrators

Not only is gender diversity improving among defined-contribution plan administrators, but that shift is likely to result in better participant outcomes.

03.03.21
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Institutional Investors Hold $1.03 Trillion Investments In Coal

Despite the ongoing ESG push, institutional investors around the world held as of the end of January 2021 as much as $1.03 trillion in companies operating in the thermal coal value chain.

03.03.21
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More Institutional Investors Jumping Into Bitcoin Leaves Less To Go Around, Data Shows

Institutions are buying more bitcoin per month than what’s being mined, and there just isn’t enough for everyone.

03.03.21