Nyet on Pension Reforms?
Jim Heintz of the Associated Press reports, Russians rally to stop increase of pension eligibility age:Russians held rallies throughout the country Sunday to protest a government plan to raise the age...
View ArticleCalifornia's Landmark Climate Change Bill?
Gail Moss of Investments & Pensions Europe reports, Biggest US pension funds ‘must consider climate-related risks’:The US state of California has passed a landmark bill requiring two of the...
View ArticlePensions Rush to Buy Treasury Strips?
Joe Rennison of the Financial Times reports, Pension fund demand drives rise in Treasury ‘strips’ activity:Pension fund demand for longer-dated US government bonds has sparked a sharp rise in Treasury...
View ArticleThe Confounding Market?
Fred Imbert and Alexandra Gibbs of CNBC reports, Dow drops 150 points after Trump says additional tariffs on China are ready to go:Stocks fell on Friday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is...
View ArticlePensions Slow to Move on Climate Risk?
Simon Jessop of Reuters reports, Public pension funds slow to move on climate change risk:Most of the world’s largest public pension funds are providing little or no information about how climate...
View ArticleThe 7th Inning of the Cycle?
Matthew Belvedere of CNBC reports, Ray Dalio: We are in the 7th inning of the current economic cycle:Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world's biggest hedge fund, told CNBC on Tuesday that the...
View ArticleBlackRock Expands Private Markets?
Robin Wigglesworth of the Financial Times reports, BlackRock to expand its private investment activities:BlackRock plans to ramp up its private investment activities, concerned that the US stock market...
View ArticleUK's Railpen Snags BCI Executive?
Susanna Rust of Investment & Pensions Europe reports, RPMI Railpen hires from Canada for chief fiduciary officer position:RPMI Railpen, the in-house manager of the industry-wide scheme for UK...
View ArticleLate Innings of the Bull Market?
Tae Kim of CNBC reports, David Tepper says the bull market is in the late innings and he's sold some stock holdings:David Tepper, manager of $14 billion in assets, is more uncertain about the stock...
View ArticleBlackstone's $18 Billion Distressed RE Fund?
Sabrina Willmer and Heather Perlberg of Bloomberg report, Blackstone Seeks $18 Billion for Biggest Real Estate Fund:Blackstone Group LP expects to raise $18 billion for its biggest real estate fund...
View ArticleCalPERS CEO Under Fire?
Adam Ashton of the Sacramento Bee reports, CalPERS hired a CEO without a college degree. Now the public pension fund is explaining why:Marcie Frost did not claim to have a college degree when she...
View ArticleCaisse Chief Sounds Alarm on Climate?
Michael Tutton of the Canadian Press reports, Time to see climate change mitigation as an economic opportunity, Caisse chief says:One of Canada’s largest pension fund managers says trillions of dollars...
View ArticleAmerica's Retirement Nightmare?
Ted Knutson of Forbes reports, Retirement Is In Peril For Most Working Class Americans, Warns New Report:Retirement is in peril for most working-class Americans cautions a new report by the National...
View ArticleThe Lehman's Limp?
Michael Hudson wrote a omment earlier this week, The Lehman 10th Anniversary spin as a Teachable Moment:Wall Street did not let the Lehman Brothers crisis go to waste. The banks that have paid the...
View ArticleCalPERS Names New CIO?
Dawn Lim and Heather Gillers of the Wall Street Journal reports, Biggest U.S. Public Pension Looks to China for New Investment Chief:An official with China’s foreign-exchange regulator is the lead...
View ArticleOntario's New Non-Profit Pension Plan?
Laurie Monsebraaten of The Star reports, Non-profit workers offered chance to join Ontario public sector pension plan:As many as one million Ontarians who work for registered charities and non-profit...
View ArticleStrong Movement Towards Green Financing?
Claire Stam of EURACTIV France reports, Pension fund chief: We are seeing a strong movement towards green financing:Investors increasingly have to take into account the legal risks associated with...
View ArticleOTPP Signs Tobacco-Free Pledge?
Benefits Canada reports, Ontario Teachers’ signs tobacco-free investment pledge:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed an agreement promising to divest from the tobacco industry as part of a...
View ArticleInvestors in the Wrong Trade?
Stephanie Landsman of CNBC reports, Mayflower Advisors' Larry Glazer: Don't expect FANG stocks to keep carrying the rally:Veteran fund manager Larry Glazer is worried too many investors are in the...
View ArticleOvercoming Public Pension Fund Risks?
Pensions & Investments reports, How to overcome public fund risks:Public employee pension plans are exposed to several risks, not all of which are fully considered by fund officials, and especially...
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