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Francisco Partners Announces Closing Of Nearly $10 Billion In Capital Commitments

Building off its strong track record of helping technology companies grow, FP remains well-positioned as a partner of choice across the industry.

06.03.20
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Church Pension Fund Joins Move Against Coal Power Investments

The Church of England’s pension fund is among the latest international financial institutions to join the growing tide against coal power.

06.03.20
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Chicago Police Pension Plan Sees Funded Status Fall To 22.3 Percent

Among the reasons for the decline in funded status was the shift to a lower assumed rate of return.

06.03.20
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Global Investors Buy Into Record Ardian $19 Billion Secondaries Platform For Greater Liquidity

Ardian’s eight generation world’s largest secondaries platform signals continuing maturity of the market. Secondaries market offers necessary liquidity to investors amid global COVID-19 pandemic.

06.02.20
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OMERS Announces Blake Hutcheson As New CEO To Continue Global Expansion

OMERS is pleased to announce the official appointment of Blake Hutcheson as President and CEO, effective today.

06.01.20
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NJ’s Pension Fund Drop Tied To Fossil Fuels – We Need To Divest

Investment returns for the first 10 months of the current fiscal year are currently at -2.5% for New Jersey’s public-worker pension system.

06.01.20
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The State Pension Crisis Goes Beyond The Big Blue States

Politicians and fund administrators everywhere wasted the reform potential of an 11-year bull market.

06.01.20
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Why Family Offices Should Consider Digital Assets For Their Portfolios

Blockchain-based digital assets can be an alternative for investors hoping to reduce reliance on a failing traditional financial system. Because of this, institutions have kept a keen eye on happenings in the digital asset market – and wealthy investors, particularly family offices, could capitalize on the potential success story of blockchain’s ultimate breakthrough.

06.01.20
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IK Investment Partners Raises €2.85 Billion For Its Ninth Mid Cap Fund

IK Investment Partners (“IK” or “the Firm”), a leading Pan-European private equity firm, is pleased to announce that it has closed its ninth Mid Cap fund, the IK IX Fund (“the Fund”), having reached its hard cap of €2.85 billion.

05.29.20
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N.J. Public Worker Pension Fund Losing Money On Its Investments As Coronavirus Takes Toll

New Jersey’s pension fund for public workers recorded a negative return of 2.5% since the July start of the fiscal year, owing to a “very volatile investment period” amid the coronavirus outbreak, the state’s investment director said Wednesday.

05.29.20