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ETFs Set To Usurp Active Funds In World Of Ethical Investing

Shift to passive would be a body blow to traditional ESG investment approach.

08.21.20
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Harvard’s Half-Billion Land Stake In Brazil Marred By Conflict And Abuse

A recent report shows that one of the world’s most highly regarded, and wealthiest, universities invested heavily in land in Brazil’s Cerrado grasslands, where land-grabbing and other environmental crimes are rife.

08.20.20
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CTA Employees Have A Pension Plan Twice As Good As The Teachers They Represent

This week a fascinating article on the website of the Education Intelligence Agency revealed that the California Teachers Association, one of the most powerful labor unions in the world, is itself having labor problems. Moreover, the labor problems they are encountering are because they’re trying to be fiscally responsible.

08.12.20
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ESG Funds Attract Record Inflows During Crisis

Fast-growing segment is rare bright spot for active managers hit by investor shift into passive funds.

08.12.20
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Demystifying Racial Justice Investing

There is a groundswell of interest in racial justice among institutional investors as beneficiaries, clients, board members, and staff advocate for investors to take anti-racist action. This article attempts to provide investors who are interested in racial justice with a range of options.

08.11.20
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DiNapoli: Investments Rebound Boosts Pension Fund

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Tuesday said investments in the state pension fund showed “one of the strongest rebounds in modern history” after deep losses forced by the COVID-19 virus.

08.11.20
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Kuwait Pension Fund Plans To Triple Infrastructure Investments

Kuwait’s $112 billion pension fund is looking to more than triple investments in infrastructure as part of its asset-allocation strategy over the next couple of years.

08.11.20
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Feds Seek To Limit Pension And 401k Plan Options For Socially Minded Investments

Can you do well by doing good? If the U.S. Department of Labor has its way, pension funds and 401k plans might not offer socially-conscious funds.

08.10.20
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Quebec Pension Fund Suffers With Too Many Malls, Not Enough Tech

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec posted a 2.3 per cent loss in the first half of 2020 after largely missing the rally in large technology stocks and suffering from its heavy exposure to shopping malls.

08.10.20
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Calpers CIO’s Mysterious Exit Was Preceded By Months Of Torment

First, he was called a Chinese spy. Then he was accused of misleading his board. Yet Ben Meng stayed on as investment chief at California’s mammoth state pension plan. What finally drove him to quit wasn’t only the public pressure, it was a Wall Street sin every rookie in the business knows to avoid: He steered the fund’s money into investments that could benefit him personally.

08.10.20