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Louisiana Pension Sues Cardinal Health Over Cordis Acquisition

Class action suit alleges company misrepresentations led to ‘artificially inflated’ share prices.

08.09.19
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Emerging-Market Stocks Correct Sharply As Trade Battle Flares

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down 11% from its recent highs, putting it in correction territory.

08.08.19
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Hedge Fund Investor Jeffrey Tarrant Dies

Tarrant, the founder of Protege Partners, died of a brain tumor, Reuters reports.

08.08.19
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Funded Ratios Erode For Downstate And Suburban Illinois Pension Funds

The collective unfunded pension tab for more than 600 downstate and suburban Illinois public safety funds grew by $1 billion to $11 billion, with the funded ratio recording its first decline since 2010, according to the latest figures submitted by the funds.

08.08.19
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How Pension Funds Are Reacting To Negative Bond Yields

Fed interest rate cuts raise prospect of a bigger push into riskier assets.

08.07.19
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Main Post Advisors To Raise $500 Million Venture-Capital Fund

Main Post Advisors has set out to raise a $500 million venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

08.06.19
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America’s Pension Funds Fell Short In 2019

Public plans with more than $1 billion in assets earned a median return of 6.79% for the year ended June 30, the lowest since 2016.

08.06.19
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CalPERS Board Considers Gag Policy

A controversial section of a proposed code of conduct would bar California Public Employees’ Retirement System board members from speaking out against investment decisions or policies following board approval, a move some are claiming is aimed at stifling dissent and preventing board members from talking to the media, CIO reports.

08.06.19
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Lightyear Capital And PSP Investments Close On Sale of Advisor Group To Reverence Capital Partners

Lightyear Capital announced today that investment funds affiliated with Lightyear and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board have completed the sale of Advisor Group to Reverence Capital Partners.

08.02.19
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Canadian DB Plans Post Median 2.5% Return In Q2

Canadian defined benefit plans posted a median return of 2.5 per cent during the second quarter of 2019, according to data by Northern Trust Corp.

08.01.19