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Active Investing Is ‘Biggest Scam On The Planet,’ Says Nuclear Pharmacist Turned RIA

Mark Hebner, who retired at 32 with $6 million before becoming an advisor, tells ThinkAdvisor why he focuses on indexing.

06.08.21
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Private Equity Bet On Troubled Caribbean Refinery Blows Up On Retirement Funds

U.S. private equity firm Arclight Capital Partners LLC, which invests the retirement savings of Maine teachers, NFL football players and Mayo Clinic doctors, lost hundreds of millions of dollars betting on a troubled Caribbean oil refinery, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters.

06.07.21
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With A $40 Million Limit, Pa.’s Biggest Pension Fund Is Lawyering Up To Confront FBI Probe

PSERS says eight staffers have hired fund-paid lawyers to represent them as the FBI investigates the plan. PSERS will pay up to $40 million in legal bills in any one year for staffers.

06.07.21
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Goldman’s Fledgling RIA Custody Biz Signs On Steward Partners

The bank’s nascent RIA custody unit reached an agreement to custody assets for Steward Partners, an independent firm previously associated only with Raymond James Financial Services, two sources with knowledge of the deal said.

06.07.21
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BlackRock’s ‘No. 1’ Goal In ‘Woke’ Investing: Huge ESG-Funds Haul

By the end of the year, BlackRock could have as many as 150 so-called exchange-traded funds that adhere to ESG standards.

06.07.21
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House Approves Bill That Would Divest Maine's Retirement System From Fossil Fuel Industry

The measure would immediately block any further investments in the fossil fuel industry by the State Retirement System or the state Treasurer.

06.07.21
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Foreign Central Banks Have Already Begun The Tightening Cycle

Since 2010, emerging market central bank tightening has usually been followed by a weaker dollar and rising gold prices the next six months.

06.07.21
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Ex-Millennium And LMR Partners Portfolio Manager Launches R-Squared Global Fund

Gordian Capital has launched the R Squared Global Fund, managed by William Warner and Justin Leow.

06.07.21
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Funds With $8.8 Trillion Urge Asian Utilities To Cut Emissions

Global asset managers — including JP Morgan Asset Management Inc. and Fidelity International Ltd. — will urge five Asian power generators to curb greenhouse gas emissions in an initiative coordinated by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change.

06.07.21
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The Great Pandemic Sets A Watershed In Emerging Markets’ Budget Reputation

Oxford Economics, a global analysis firm, determines the enclaves best positioned to address the take-off of the activity.

06.07.21