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The Next Big Startup May Just Help Venture Back More Startups

Built by Winter Mead and Welly Sculley, Oper8r wants to help new entrants to VC worldwide.

09.21.21
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Seven Principles For ESG Investing: A Conversation With Desiree Fixler

DWS fired Desiree Fixler after only eight months on the job when she raised concerns about the legitimacy of their ESG investment products. She and I have developed a set of seven principles for ESG investing.

09.20.21
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One Change That Can Fix The VC Funding Crisis For Women Founders

We need to increase the number of women investing partners who can write large seed checks.

09.20.21
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U.S. Stock Market Rally Bolsters State Pension Plans

Recovery spreads across $3.9 trillion American public retirement system.

09.20.21
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Hawaii Pension Fund Rockets To Record 26.2% 1-Year Return

Hawaii’s largest public pension fund, which has been playing catch-up to dig out of a $14.6 billion shortfall, has achieved what is believed to be the best fiscal- year performance in its 95-year history.

09.20.21
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NYPD Unions To Pull Out Of Pension Fund Group, Comptroller Stringer Urges Them To Reconsider

New York City police unions that hold partial control over how their members’ pension money is invested are planning to pull out of a consortium of other city pension funds that Comptroller Scott Stringer has credited with considerably augmenting their return on investment.

09.20.21
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BlackRock Losing 'Patience' On Pace Of Corporate ESG Disclosure

The hedge funds that lead most proxy battles seek to ride a rising tide of investor concern about sustainability.

09.17.21
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China Link Gives Hong Kong A Boost In Bond Trading

The southbound Bond Connect is the latest example of how Beijing is supporting Hong Kong as a financial hub, even as it asserts tighter political control.

09.17.21
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As Comptroller, Lander Would Use ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Factors To Inform Pension Investment

Brad Lander, the Democratic nominee for Comptroller, is all but certain to win the general election this fall in the overwhelmingly Democratic city after prevailing in a competitive primary earlier this year.

09.17.21
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Canada’s Third-Largest Pension Fund Beefs Ups Plan To Cut Carbon Emissions

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, Canada’s third-largest pension fund, announced on Thursday new interim targets to cut the carbon emissions intensity of its portfolio.

09.17.21