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Pension Funds Cannot Afford Not To Buy More Stocks

The expected revival of inflation means equities need to be at the core of portfolios.

09.24.20
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Indiana Grows Public Pension Funds Despite Market Volatility From COVID-19

The Indiana Public Retirement System increased its net assets by 2.56% to $30.6 billion during the 2020 budget year, records show.

09.24.20
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University Of Delaware President Announces Cost Cuts As Budget Gap Swells To $250 Million

Citing a potential quarter of a billion loss due to coronavirus, the University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis announced cost-cuts and tapping into UD’s billion-dollar-plus endowment.

09.24.20
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Commentary: A Solution For Illinois’ State Retirement Crisis

What Illinois needs is a road map to reform that’s readily available when the state’s finances finally break down. At Wirepoints, we’ve laid out a path for fixing Illinois’ biggest problem: pensions.

09.24.20
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Consultants Dial Up Transparency And Culture Assessment Of Alternatives

“Everyone loves to hear about culture now,” according to Willis Towers Watson’s Sara Rejal, who noted during a panel discussion at the Absolute Returns Conference Digital 2020 conference on Wednesday that funds are interested in a broader due diligence particularly with its hedge fund and alternative strategy partners.

09.24.20
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Daily ESG Briefing: Pittsburgh Pension Fund Adopts Sweeping SRI Policy

The latest developments in sustainable finance.

09.24.20
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Investors Need To Lift The Lid On Private Equity

Level of secrecy within the industry helps no one but the insiders.

09.22.20
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Property Funds Stay Shut Amid Fears Of Liquidity Crunch

Many vehicles remain suspended as managers examine looming redemption requests.

09.22.20
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It's No Small Thing To Move From MERS

Whether the grass, or the pension fund return, is a more lucrative shade of green on the other side of the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is the subject of an ongoing inquiry by officials.

09.22.20
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How PSERS Has Invested $100 Million With A Pittsburgh Billionaire And Won’t Say What It Is For

Trustees of the $57 billion pension fund for public school employees bet $100 million on a new investment with an I-Spy name —”Project Newton”— run by a manager PSERS wouldn’t name.

09.21.20