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Vanguard Corrects Investment Error In 529 Education Savings Plan

The asset manager steered more money to stock funds last year than it intended for some individuals in a roughly $27 billion education-savings plan administered by the state of Nevada.

03.26.21
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RiverVest Venture Partners Closes $275 Million Life Sciences Fund

Fund V brings the firm’s total assets under management to more than $1.6 billion.

03.25.21
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Exclusive Coverage: CIOs Assess How Pension Fund Investors Can Be Successful After COVID-19

Better governance, flexibility, and clever investment strategies and solutions can prepare pension funds for the future, plan leaders say.

03.24.21
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The Hedge Fund That Lost More Than 50% On GameStop's Stock Surge Is Facing 9 Lawsuits From Retail Investors Alleging Conspiracy To Restrict Trading

One lawsuit said that buying restrictions were only imposed on retail investors, not institutions, when the GameStop frenzy peaked in late January.

03.24.21
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Ariel Investments Appoints Two New Board Members

Ariel Investments, LLC (“Ariel” or “the firm”), a global value-based asset management firm, announced today the appointment of Fazal Merchant, Former Co-CEO of Tanium Inc., and Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to its Board of Directors.

03.24.21
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Secret CalPERS Meeting On CIO Meng’s Exit Sparks Legal Fight

A confidential Calpers board meeting on chief investment officer Ben Meng’s abrupt departure is the subject of an intensifying legal fight between the nation’s largest public pension fund and a former director.

03.23.21
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Great Gulf, Westdale And A Global Institutional Investor Team Up To Form $200 Million Venture On Build-To-Rent Single Family Housing Strategy In U.S. Sunbelt

The partners have committed an initial $200 million of equity to the venture with the potential for an additional $200 million equity commitment.

03.23.21
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Rebalancing Can Be An Important Tool For DB Plans During Volatile Market

J.P. Morgan’s proprietary analysis of the 100 largest corporate pensions reveals several lessons defined benefit plan sponsors can learn from last year.

03.23.21
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Oaktree Capital Rings Up $4.7 Billion With Latest Real Estate Fund

Oaktree Capital Management raised about $4.7 billion with its largest real estate fund and related investment vehicles.

03.23.21
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Stock-Driven Hedge Funds Were Popular In 2020

Pension plans and other big investors favor the alpha-generating chops that equity strategies showed in the bull market, an Agecroft study shows.

03.22.21