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New York Creeps Closer To Coal Divestment From Pension Funds

Advocacy group claims that New York’s coal holdings alone are responsible for emissions that top those spewed from all of Connecticut.

01.30.20
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N.J. Public-Worker Pension Fund Just Had A Very Good Year

New Jersey’s pension fund for state and local government employees on Wednesday reported a 16.4 percent return on investments in 2019.

01.30.20
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Edge Principal Advisors Fund IV Raises $560 Million

Edge Principal Advisors announced the final closing of its fourth real estate fund, Edge Principal Investments IV, with aggregate commitments in excess of $560 million.

01.30.20
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ICG Strategic Equity Closes Third Fundraise With $2.4 Billion

Intermediate Capital Group Inc, a subsidiary of ICG plc, has closed the ICG Strategic Equity Fund III at $2.4 billion, materially exceeding its $1.6 billion target and more than doubling the size of its $1.1 billion predecessor Fund II, which closed in July 2017.

01.30.20
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Detroit Police And Fire Pension Fund Files Lawsuit Over Official's 70% Pay Raise

A drawn-out dispute over a 70% pay raise for a Detroit police and fire pension fund investment contractor — which threatened to upset terms of the city’s bankruptcy exit plan — resulted in a federal lawsuit Tuesday.

01.29.20
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Q&A: Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Sheila Patel On Her Outlook For 2020

In September, Sheila Patel was promoted to the role of chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the Wall Street giant’s $1.3 trillion investment management arm.

01.28.20
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Investment Titan Mellody Hobson And Leading Investment Consultant NEPC Discuss Increasing Diversity In Finance

Exclusive fireside chat with Ariel Investments’ Mellody Hobson will take place on Feb. 4 at NEPC’s Boston headquarters.

01.28.20
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Why Some Big Investors Have Had Enough Of Hedge Funds

Pension funds and endowments have been the backbone of the hedge fund industry for much of the past decade. But many of these institutional investors are now turning away from the $3tn-in-assets sector, dismayed by high fees and relatively lacklustre returns.

01.28.20
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Knights Of Columbus Asset Advisors Announces The Launch Of The First Of Its Kind Catholic All Cap U.S. Index Fund

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors, announced that it has launched the first Catholic All Cap U.S. Index Fund (I Shares ticker: KCXIX) within the Catholic Investor Fund Family.

01.28.20
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Worldwide Pension Fund Assets To Rise To $61 Trillion By 2025

Equity holdings fall by 22% in 20 years as pensions turn to alts in search of alpha.

01.24.20