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Siguler Guff Raises $1.575 Billion In Oversubscribed Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV

Fund IV, which was oversubscribed, closed at $1.575 billion after six months of fundraising, exceeding its $1.25 billion target.

01.14.20
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Stone Point Capital Closes Trident VIII With $7 Billion of Committed Capital

Stone Point Capital LLC announced that it held the final closing of its eighth private equity fund, Trident VIII, L.P., with $7 billion in total commitments.

01.14.20
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BlackRock Joins Pressure Group Taking On Biggest Polluters

BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, has joined an influential pressure group calling for the biggest polluters to reduce their emissions, after criticisms that it was undermining action addressing the climate crisis.

01.13.20
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Ohio’s Largest Pension System May Make Retirees Pay More For Health Care

Ohio’s largest public pension system is considering cuts to health care benefits for thousands of current and future retirees as a way to shore up and extend coverage for years to come.

01.13.20
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Cook County Debt Gets Dinged

S & P Global Ratings downgraded Cook County debt ratings one notch today, citing the county’s underfunded pensions.

01.13.20
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Pension Plans Will Boost Hedge Fund Investments In 2020, Study Says

Dismay over low-yielding fixed income will cause shift, industry research group Agecroft Partners predicts.

01.13.20
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Corry Capital Collects $478 Million For Life-Settlements Fund

Life-settlements investor Corry Capital Advisors has raised $478 million for its new fund, the largest in the firm’s 14-year history.

01.10.20
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OMERS Selects Infrastructure Veteran As New Chief Pension Officer

The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) has selected Annesley Wallace to serve as the fund’s new chief pension officer, replacing Blake Hutcheson, who recently left the position to become CEO.

01.10.20
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Britain’s Biggest Local Government Pensions Ditch Hedge Funds For Wind Farms

Local government pension schemes in Britain pulled money out of hedge funds last year, shifting cash to infrastructure projects such as wind farms and to private equity, a Reuters analysis of annual reports shows.

01.10.20
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Valic Says It Pays For Client Referrals

The AIG unit makes arrangements with unions, which then promote its products to members.

01.10.20