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A Japanese public pension fund that manages its portfolio in line with the world’s largest pension manager has boosted investments in ESG-related stocks by more than sixfold in its $62 billion domestic equity portfolio.
Under current market conditions 50-year Treasuries are no panacea.
For years, Renaissance Technologies was among the most exalted names in high finance, as close to a sure-thing as Wall Street had. But recent months have battered its reputation, and investors are now streaming to the exits.
Instead of heralding a new wave of investor populism, the rise and fall of GameStop’s stock may end up reinforcing what professional investors have known for a long time: Wall Street is very good at making money.
Survey finds most institutional investors look for sustainable investing and diversity criteria when hiring equity managers.
The state pension fund has rebounded to almost $22 billion above its value before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, said state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Lisa Woll, CEO of US SIF, discusses how inconsistent guidance has hindered the inclusion of sustainable investing options in defined contribution plans, but there is hope that a review ordered by President Joe Biden can change that.
With Bitcoin (BTC) making waves and headlines worldwide in a bull run over the last several months, the institutional investment space is divided on the advantages and disadvantages that the “magic internet money” can bring to portfolios.
A Rocky Mountain pension plan liquidated a hedge fund-of-funds investment and moved the assets to existing global equity managers at a board meeting last week.
The plan added a new asset class after receiving an updated asset class assumption report.