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Ex-Head Of Canada’s Largest Pension Fund Joins Singapore VC Firm

Former head of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board joins a Singapore-based venture capital group and plays his first role after leaving the fund after deciding to fly to the Middle East to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

06.29.21
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For Beleaguered Pension Fund, Mixed Messages From A $400,000 Consultant

Even before a failed effort to oust leaders of Pennsylvania’s giant PSERS pension fund showed a deep split on the plan’s board, the panel was fracturing.

06.29.21
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Beware Of ‘ESG Bubble,’ Warns Ex-Chair Of World’s Biggest Pension Fund

The former head of the board of governors at the worlds largest pension fund said that Japanese fund needs to consider how much ESG assets contribute to returns.

06.29.21
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CI Financial Continues To Feast On Blind Squirrels' Membership Like A Cache Of Stored Nuts

The Toronto serial acquirer is adding study group member Radnor Financial Advisors’ $2.6 billion to the bigger haul from Balasa Dinverno, RGT and Brightworth.

06.29.21
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Taurus Private Markets Raises $112 Million Debut Private Equity Fund

The fund secured capital commitments from a diversified investor base including public pension plans, Taft Hartley plans, and family offices.

06.29.21
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The New Math Of Socially Responsible Investing

Investors are putting a lot more money into ESG funds. They also expect a lot more in return.

06.28.21
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Crypto Fund III

Andreessen Horowitz announces a new $2.2 billion crypto fund to continue investing in crypto networks and the founders and teams building in this space.

06.25.21
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Mass. State Reps. Introduce Bill Seeking To Compel Harvard To Divest From Fossil Fuels

Massachusetts State Reps. Michael L. Connolly and Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven introduced a bill this week that would seek to use the state’s constitutional oversight authority to compel Harvard to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry.

06.25.21
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Asset Owners' Increasingly Global Diversity Lens

Amanda White examines how investors in Japan, Sweden, the US and Canada are addressing the diversity question as part of their internal organization and in their investments and the managers they work with.

06.24.21
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Rhode Island Pension Fund Investment Continues Strong Performance, Earning $163 Million in May

At the close of May, the Rhode Island Pension Fund earned $163 million, after recently reaching a historic high value of $10 billion.

06.24.21