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Northwest City Seeks Investment Advisor

A city in the Northwest is seeking an investment advisor to manage its safekeeping account assets.

10.19.20
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Northeast Plan To Issue Investment Advisor RFP

A Northeastern pension plan intends to issue an investment advisory services RFP as it intends to put all of its contracts out for bid.

10.19.20
People Moves
Barrow Hanley Portfolio Manager To Retire

His succession planning was planned years in advance, a spokesman said.

10.19.20
In The News
The Costly Fallacy Of ‘Asset Class’ Investment

Too many fund managers and alternative holdings are bad for pension beneficiaries.

10.19.20
In The News
Is James Gorman Of Morgan Stanley The Next King Of Wall Street?

Jamie Dimon has long been considered the King of Wall Street for running the nation’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, for 15 years — profitably and for the most part scandal-free. But there’s competition afoot for the crown, and it’s coming from an unlikely source.

10.19.20
In The News
NM Investment Scandal Winds Down

Approval of settlement means state will never recover most of its losses.

10.19.20
In The News
ESG Funds Forecast To Outnumber Conventional Funds By 2025

New EU rules and growing investor focus on sustainability will fuel rapid growth, says PwC.

10.19.20
In The News
Milwaukee Pension Fund Sues Allianz Over $286 Million Loss

A pension fund for Milwaukee city employees sued Allianz Global Investors in Wisconsin federal court Friday, claiming the investment manager took a self-interested gamble early in the pandemic that cost the workers hundreds of millions of dollars of their pension savings.

10.19.20
In The News
Why Pension Bonds Are Creeping Back Into The Conversation

Proponents say the timing is right, while critics summon up memories of Blago’s misbegotten POB.

10.19.20
In The News
Think tank Calls For New York City To Overhaul Its Pension System

Manhattan Institute recommendations include paring back “unusually generous” benefits and transitioning new employees toward a defined-contribution system.

10.19.20