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Asset managers are now almost twice as likely as they were last year to implement ESG considerations within fixed income, according to a survey conducted by the Index Industry Association.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed legislation Thursday that would ban state pension funds from selecting investments based on environmental, social and governance factors, bringing a growing backlash against these investment standards to the shores of the nation’s third-largest state.
The firm’s other flagship PE offering, Ares Special Opportunities Fund II, remains in the market after its hard-cap was bumped up to $7.1 billion from $6.1 billion.
“The market is looking for a pivot … when the only reason you would get it is [if] the economy collapses, said economist Mohamed El-Erian
The negative performance was primarily driven by public equity and fixed-income.
The plan made a decision in its domestic small- to mid-cap growth equity search at today’s board meeting.
The plan hired a new global equity manager to handle a $500 million mandate and added 13 other commitments last month.
The hire wraps up a search launched earlier this year seeking a firm to provide administrative services, plan implementation, technical services and the investment vehicle for the plans.
The junior portfolio managers will be responsible for sourcing, selection and management of private markets investment portfolios.