Pantheon adds global head of ESG
May 25, 2022 12:50:38 PMEimear Palmer was named partner and global head of ESG at private markets manager Pantheon.
Chicago Laborers sticks with Marquette as investment consultant
May 25, 2022 12:23:13 PMFranklin Templeton names head of sustainable agri-food
May 25, 2022 10:14:54 AMFranklin Templeton tapped ANZ veteran Patrick Vizzone as the firm's first head of sustainable agri-food.
Divesting isn't answer to reducing carbon, Carlyle study finds
May 25, 2022 07:00:00 AMInvestors should go where the carbon is, reducing each company's emissions rather than eliminating the polluters, Carlyle Group said.
Legal & General Capital partners with Ancora for life-science, technology platform
May 24, 2022 07:01:00 PMLegal & General Capital will partner with Ancora to create a $4 billion fund to invest in life-science and technology real estate development projects.
Louisiana Municipal Employees commits $33 million to private debt fund
May 24, 2022 06:29:57 PMSEC names examinations director
May 24, 2022 01:58:45 PMRichard R. Best was appointed director of the SEC's examinations division, following stints serving as director of three regional offices.
DC plans not using DEI data for investment decisions – T. Rowe Price
May 23, 2022 03:37:31 PMMost plan sponsors are using DEI data from managers to satisfy basic due diligence rather than drive investment decisions, a study showed.
Stocks can recover on $250 billion rebalance flow, J.P. Morgan says
May 23, 2022 02:24:16 PMJ.P. Morgan projects sovereign wealth and pension funds will tilt their portfolios in favor of equities in the coming weeks to meet allocation targets.
AllianzGI's unprecedented fall ends with U.S. ban
May 23, 2022 12:00:01 AMAllianz Global Investors has paid an unprecedented penalty for investor losses two years after its Structured Alpha strategies collapsed.
Foreign managers count on China market's inefficiency for years to come
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMBeijing is pushing to make China's market more institutional but foreign managers expect alpha-friendly retail dominance for years to come.
Move into home rentals prompts growing outcry
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMSingle-family home rentals are gaining favor with institutional investors, but groups are pushing back.
Local funds find ESG advantages through pension investment pools
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMLGPS investment pools are sharpening their ESG priorities and leveraging their collective scale to improve disclosure and action.
Balyasny salutes second class of summer interns
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMBalyasny will host 26 summer interns through ATLAS Fellows, which provides underresourced students with four years of college tuition.
Consultants group backs template from ILPA that pushes transparency
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMA consultant group is turning its attention to gathering diversity data from alternatives managers.
Multiemployer plans await final PBGC aid rules
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMThe PBGC has approved more than $6 billion in aid to struggling multiemployer plans, but stakeholders await final rules.
ESG factors increasingly put into hedge funds
May 23, 2022 12:00:00 AMHedge fund firms are considering ESG launches but obstacles include mismatches between quick-moving hedge fund trades and slow ESG progress.
Almanac Realty wraps up deal for minority stake in Waterton
May 20, 2022 03:44:23 PMAlmanac Realty Investors, Neuberger Berman's real estate investment business, completed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Waterton.
University of Michigan lists up to $280 million in commitments, investment
May 20, 2022 03:15:11 PMHSBC head of responsible investing slams climate 'hyperbole'
May 20, 2022 02:20:10 PMHSBC distanced itself from its head of responsible investment after he criticized the industry for worrying too much about the environment.
Delaware tees up alts pledges totaling up to $65 million
May 20, 2022 12:37:47 PMMitsui, Nomura to acquire Aussie real assets manager New Forests
May 20, 2022 11:09:44 AMMitsui and Nomura agree to acquire 100% of Sydney-based real assets and natural capital manager New Forests Pty. Ltd.
Hawaii CIO to depart June 30
May 20, 2022 10:22:10 AMElizabeth T. Burton, chief investment officer of the $22.5 billion Hawaii Employees' Retirement System, is stepping down effective June 30.
Progressive removes Fidelity midcap option from 401(k) plan
May 19, 2022 02:11:11 PMProgressive Corp. removed the Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund from its 401(k) plan, moving the assets to an existing Vanguard option.
CEO of $189 billion Ontario Teachers eyes private equity's turf
May 19, 2022 11:08:09 AMThe head of one of North America's biggest investors in private markets wants to cut its reliance on buyout firms and do more deal-making on his own.