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JMI Equity Closes $1.7 Billion Growth Equity Fund

The Fund, which was oversubscribed, received strong support from both existing and new investors, including state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, endowments, and foundations.

03.01.21
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Trestle Partners Closes Fund I With $30 Million In Capital

Trestle Partners (“Trestle”), a New York-based private investment firm that specializes in partnering with pre-Series A enterprise software entrepreneurs and founders, today announced it completed fundraising for its inaugural fund, Trestle Partners I, L.P. (the “Fund”), reaching the hard cap of $30 million.

02.25.21
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It Shouldn’t Take A New York Pension Fund To Force FirstEnergy Political Spending More Into The Open

FirstEnergy Corp. and Ohio both need to clean up their acts — to restore investor trust, on the one hand, and voter trust, on the other. For Ohio officials, that means no more stalling on House Bill 6 repeal, dark-money reform and more unbiased utility regulation, writes the editorial board.

02.24.21
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Prov. Pension Fund Investment Continues To Flounder - Drops Another 9.5% In January

As GoLocal reported earlier in February, the Providence pension fund underperformed in 2020 and one investment in particular adversely impacted the performance of one of the funds investment in a hedge fund.

02.24.21
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Green Investing Can Pay Off In Spades

A new Morgan Stanley report shows how profitable green investing was last year.

02.24.21
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Golub Sues Dyal To Block Merger With Lending Rival Owl Rock

Golub Capital has opened up a new front in the legal battle against Dyal Capital’s merger with Owl Rock, as opposition stiffens to the deal that would create a new investing heavyweight.

02.24.21
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Teacher Fund Surges With Stock Market

Buoyed by rising stock markets, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments rose in value by $2 billion last quarter to $19.4 billion, according to the latest report from its investment consultant.

02.23.21
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The SEC’s Time To Act

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should begin using its authority to mandate climate-related disclosures in order to address climate-related risks to investors, the economy, and the public.

02.19.21
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Lightfoot Urges Pritzker To Veto Firefighters Pension Bill

“Now is not the time to add even more to taxpayers’ burden,” the mayor wrote, adding that the bill would mean “raising taxes on Chicagoans now and in the future.”

02.19.21
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Wilshire Phoenix Launches Innovative Gold ETF On NYSE Arca

Wilshire Phoenix, a leader of innovation in the financial services industry, announces the debut of the Wilshire wShares Enhanced Gold Trust (NYSE Arca: WGLD). WGLD tracks the Wilshire Gold Index, which seeks to outperform a stand-alone investment in gold and reduce its volatility without the use of any futures, leverage, or derivatives.

02.19.21