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Investors With $1.6 Trillion In Assets Push Congress To Back Paid Leave

Investors with assets worth over $1.6 trillion urged Congress on Tuesday to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy as part of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan, according to a letter viewed by Reuters.

09.29.21
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This State Has The Worst Pension Fund Crisis

A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals that Illinois is the state with the worst pension fund crisis.

09.28.21
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1 Change That Can Fix The VC Funding Crisis For Women Founders

When it comes to funding female founders, 2020 was one of the worst years on record. At the global level, only 9% of all funding for technology start-ups went to the founding team, which included at least one woman. One female founder and a team of all women raised just 2% of all VC dollars.

09.28.21
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Money Flees Emerging Bond ETFs On Evergrande, Fed Taper Risk

Investors yanked money out of exchange-traded funds tracking emerging bonds last week as the spectacular unraveling of China Evergrande Group and a hawkish tilt from the Federal Reserve hit appetite for risky debt.

09.28.21
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Teacher Plan Investments Jump In Value

Buoyed by soaring stock markets, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments gained $4.5 billion in value last fiscal year, the system’s investment consultant reported on Monday.

09.28.21
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Divest Princeton Sit-In Calls For Full Fossil Fuel Divestment

Students gave speeches, painted signs, and sat on blankets doing homework during the event, which lasted four hours. Many of them were local high schoolers skipping class to attend.

09.28.21
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Northern Trust Asset Management’s FlexShares Launches Emerging Markets Climate-Focused ETFs In Europe

The strategies will utilize Northern Trust Asset Management’s Quality factor scoring in an effort to identify companies that exhibit strength in profitability, management expertise and cash flow while also maximizing the portfolio’s ESG exposure and reducing its carbon footprint.

09.27.21
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Challenges In The Bond Market And The Benefits Of Fixed-Income ETFs

Natacha Blackman, iShares fixed Income Product Strategy, BlackRock and Smadar Shulman, Managing Director, Indices, IHS Markit share their views on the bond market and the advantages of fixed-income ETFs.

09.27.21
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Quants Are Taking Over The World Of Bonds In A Big Invesco Poll

The quant revolution in fixed-income is here at long last, if the latest Invesco Ltd. poll is anything to go by.

09.27.21
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Markets Will Bounce Back Big Time, Says Top Advisor Wes Moss

The managing partner of $3.8 billion Capital Investment Advisors says businesses will soar once the economy sheds its “Covid weight,” and reveals the secrets of his educational content empire.

09.27.21