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Quebec Moves Forward With New Supplemental Pension Plan - Employment And HR - Canada

On October 7, 2020, Bill 68, An Act mainly to allow the establishment of target benefit pension plans (Bill 68), was tabled at Quebec’s National Assembly by the province’s Minister of Finance, Éric Girard.

10.29.20
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Ontario Pension Manager Invests $750 Million In Private Equity

Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, a money manager for pension funds in the Canadian province, has committed C$1 billion ($750 million) to three funds as it looks to boost its private equity operations.

10.29.20
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ARK Investment Management, LLC To Engage In A Strategic Review Of Its U.S. Distribution Currently Managed By Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc.

Today ARK Investment Management, LLC (“ARK”), a New York-based investment adviser focused solely on disruptive innovation, announced an important step toward strengthening its business and foundation for future growth.

10.29.20
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Trump Administration To Look At Pensions Transferred To PBGC

A memorandum issued by the president first orders three departments to review the situation for Delphi retirees, then orders a review of pensions currently trusteed by the PBGC.

10.28.20
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Top US Investment Consultant Selected Diligend Solution To Automate And Digitize Investment Managers Operational Due Diligence

Diligend, a leading provider of investment management software, has been selected by FEG Investment Advisors (FEG), an independent investment consulting and OCIO firm, to automate and digitize the collection of manager data and documents in its operational due diligence (ODD) of investment managers across public and private markets and hedge funds.

10.28.20
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Institutional Investors Spend A Third Of Their Time On Tasks With No Value To Investment Process

Institutional investors are spending 30 per cent of their time on tasks that do not add value to the investment process, including searching for documents on shared drives, and typing up handwritten notes from meetings.

10.28.20
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Apollo Founder’s Ties To Jeffrey Epstein Prompt A Pension Fund To Halt New Investments

A pension fund for Pennsylvania teachers said it had frozen new investments with Apollo Global Management amid concerns about ties between its founder, Leon Black, and Jeffrey Epstein.

10.26.20
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With ESG, Things Aren’t Always As Green As They Seem

Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investing has captured the attention (and dollars) of more institutional investors each year and continues to grow exponentially. However, how can an ESG investor be sure that the investments it is making truly align with the values those funds purport to prioritize?

10.26.20
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Teamsters Pension Trustees Sued Over Private Equity Investments

A pension fund covering New York Teamsters overinvested in private equity and other risky assets in an attempt to chase an unreasonable rate of return set by the plan’s actuary, according to a proposed class action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

10.26.20
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The DOL’s ESG Proposal And DB Plans

Defined benefit plan fiduciaries can expand on their evaluations of ESG investments to show they are financially beneficial and not just a philosophical choice.

10.26.20