In The News
95% Of Canadian Institutional Investors Shunned ESG During COVID-19: Survey

Canadian institution investors are abandoning ESG in greater numbers than international peers, according to a survey.

11.23.20
Industry News
AMG Buys Minority Interest In Jackson Square

The $24 billion firm specializes in long-only equity strategies.

11.20.20
People Moves
SSgA Gets New CIO

The current CIO is assuming a senior advisory role.

11.20.20
People Moves
Aegon AM Appoints Global Real Assets Client Strategy Head

She will liaise with sales, product, marketing and the global real assets portfolio managers and research teams.

11.20.20
Searches And Hires
Southeast City Seeks Investment Manager

A Southeastern city is searching for a firm to manage its $565 million investment portfolio.

11.20.20
In The News
What Biden’s Win Means For Retirement Plans

Experts say the president-elect could start the process of shoring up Social Security and embrace ESG investing.

11.20.20
In The News
Hooker & Holcombe Positions Firm For Additional Growth With Shareholder Expansion

Hooker & Holcombe, a regional leader in employer-based actuarial, investment advisory and retirement plan consulting, has announced that Norm Yamamoto, consulting actuary and Marc Condon, pension administration consultant within the Actuarial Services Group, and Pamela Minish, Investment Advisory Group managing director, have been named shareholders of the firm.

11.20.20
In The News
Committee On Investments And Social Responsibility Shirks Duties, Past Representatives Say

During the two years Samantha Panchèvre (SFS ’19) served on Georgetown University’s Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility, the committee’s passivity and misguided priorities prevented it from operating as she had hoped it would.

11.20.20
Industry News
Alternative Credit Investors Launch Sycamore Tree Capital Partners

The new firm will specialize in private and alternative credit.

11.19.20
In The News
Rhode Island Pension Fund Outperforms Market In October

This October, as the U.S. stock market fell by -2.16% (as measured by the Russell 3000), the Rhode Island pension system declined by only -1.09%, benefitting from the diversification of the plan’s Back to Basics investment strategy and ending the month with $8,680,681,661 in total plan assets.

11.19.20