Mississippi’s defined benefit pension system’s investments took a massive hit from recession associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a quarterly investment report through March 31.
Investors are bracing for more defaults and disruptions in emerging markets after Argentina’s deal with creditors highlighted the pandemic’s stress on many developing economies.
Some Pennsylvania nonprofits want to be able to spend more of their endowments to protect their organizations from the economic devastation of COVID-19 shutdowns.
Penn Mutual Asset Management, a registered investment advisory firm and wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Mutual, has announced the launch of the Penn Mutual AM 1847 Income Fund.
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Kayne”), a leading alternative asset management firm with over $30 billion under management, has launched the Kayne Anderson Renewable Infrastructure Fund (KARIX), a registered, open-end mutual fund offering daily liquidity.
The Guardian reports that the government-backed National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) scheme, which has nine million members, will ban investments in any companies involved in coal mining, oil from tar sands and arctic drilling.