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Massachusetts State Reps. Michael L. Connolly and Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven introduced a bill this week that would seek to use the state’s constitutional oversight authority to compel Harvard to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry.
Amanda White examines how investors in Japan, Sweden, the US and Canada are addressing the diversity question as part of their internal organization and in their investments and the managers they work with.
At the close of May, the Rhode Island Pension Fund earned $163 million, after recently reaching a historic high value of $10 billion.
It’s tempting for governments to pull back on funding pensions when times are good, but near-impossible to make it up when they’re not.
“We fundamentally believe that diverse companies will perform better, that diverse companies will also be able to retain their top talent longer,” the CalPERS CEO said.
Aside from detracting attention from the couple, Michael Larson’s main mandate has been to invest conservatively.
Given that the Bay area is one of the priciest regions in the country with one of the most acute housing shortages, it raises the question: are we seeing an investment fund-led surge here?
The need for higher returns can breed desperation for anyone with a portfolio—large or small.
CVI Credit Value Fund V, which exceeded the initial hard cap, will pursue public and private market opportunities across the full credit spectrum.
Investors increasingly seek out diversity among company founders, leading to more support for Black-led funds and growing appetite to back startups led by people from groups that venture capital has historically overlooked.
