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Material Impact Announces Oversubscribed $200 Million Fund II

We are excited to announce that we have raised Material Impact Fund II, a $200 million oversubscribed fund that enables us to continue to build world-changing companies around products enabled by materials innovations.

06.24.20
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It’s Time For Boards And Institutional Investors To Act On Racial Justice

In recent days, corporations and institutional investors like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Vanguard have issued welcome statements decrying racial inequity and injustice.

06.24.20
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UBS To Offer “Free” SMAs From Third-Party Asset Managers

UBS Wealth Management USA is adding separately managed accounts from seven well-known fund companies to its menu of proprietary strategies that waive outside manager fees, citing the success of a strategy introduced earlier this year on UBS-advised strategies.

06.24.20
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South Dakota Pension System Responds To Pandemic-Related Market Downturn

Among nation’s best funded, the state program explores ways to balance fiscal sustainability and retirement security.

06.24.20
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GASB Releases Guidance On Deferred Compensation Plans

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued guidance Tuesday to improve the reporting of Section 457 deferred compensation plans for state and local government employees.

06.24.20
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Carillon Tower Advisers’ Affiliate Launches New SICAV Fund

Carillon Tower Advisers, a global multi-boutique asset management firm, today announced the launch of a new fundamentally driven, active U.S. small cap equity SICAV fund, the “Raymond James Funds Eagle U.S. Small Cap Strategy,” to be managed by its affiliate Eagle Asset Management (“Eagle”).

06.23.20
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US Giving Reached A Near-Record $450 Billion In 2019 As The Role Of Foundations Kept Up Gradual Growth

Americans gave US$450 billion to charity in 2019, about $1 billion less than a record high in 2017, after adjusting for inflation. Thanks in large part to strong economic conditions in 2019, our team found total giving rose 2.4%.

06.18.20
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A Decade-Long Stall For Black Enrollment In M.B.A. Programs

A lack of focus on diversity and high tuition costs have kept down the population of African-Americans at business schools and harmed their pipeline to corporate jobs, graduates and school advisers say.

06.17.20
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Sterling Group Reels In $2 Billion

The Sterling Group has closed its fifth flagship private equity fund on a $2 billion hard cap, exceeding a predecessor that raised $1.25 billion in 2015.

06.17.20
Announcements
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Donates $120 Million To Support Historically Black Colleges And Universities

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced Wednesday morning that they have given $120 million toward scholarships at historically Black colleges and universities — the largest individual donation to the institutions to date.

06.17.20