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NYC Pension Leaders Urge Fossil Fuel Lending Curbs, Late Boost For Activists

New York City pension leaders said the $262 billion system will mostly favor calls for sharp limits on fossil fuel lending at top banks this week, giving a late boost to activists who have gained little backing from proxy advisers.

04.25.22
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SEC Rule Could Stop Pension Funds Investing In Hedge Funds

Hedge funds need to hold insurance to win U.S. pension plan money. New rules would make cover too dear.

04.25.22
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County Employees Say Lackluster Retirement Plan Shafts Longtime Staff, Deters New Ones

Employees say the county’s lackluster retirement plan is costing Bulloch County valuable members of the workforce.

04.25.22
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Blackstone Racks Up $1.6 Billion For New Life Sciences Fund

Blackstone Life Sciences Yield will invest in late-stage product development.

04.25.22
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Illinois Risks Missing Merger Deadline For Local Pension Funds, Delaying Millions In Savings

Pritzker is sticking to his stance that merging these assets is key to curbing local property tax hikes.

04.22.22
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State Pension Fund Pushing Mastercard To Address Ghost Gun Purchases

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Fund is calling on Mastercard to address transactions involving unregistered firearms.

04.22.22
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Amazon Faces New Activism From Pension Funds In New York Over Worker Safety

Funds that own $5 billion in stock urge shareholders to vote against re-election of two directors.

04.22.22
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Investors Now Balk At Buying Homes In This Market Niche

Institutional real estate investors gobbled up record amounts of inventory in the 2021 housing market, with one notable exception.

04.22.22
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MSCI Questions Suitability Of Short-Selling To Achieve ESG Investing Aims

MSCI Inc has questioned the hedge fund industry’s assertion that short-selling is an effective strategy to implement environmental, social and governance investing, according to a report by Bloomberg.

04.22.22
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‘Disappointing’: Pitt Releases Inaugural ESG Report After Several Months’ Delay

Pitt released the ESG report for its $5.6 billion endowment to provide “greater clarity” on how ESG factors are applied to decisions on investments.

04.22.22