UK Pension Plan Tells Managers: Adhere to Low-Carbon Investments or Leave Us Alone
Brunel Pension Partnership sets out a ‘groundbreaking new approach’ to tackle carbon emitters.
Alternatives
Family Offices Slash Allocation to Alternatives by More than Half
Survey finds family offices allocated the most to equities in 2019.
Ackman, Buying a Stake in Idol Buffett’s Firm, Finally Turns a 2019 Profit
Hedge fund chief has touted his recent Berkshire purchase as an element of his comeback, although that’s unlikely.
SEC Approves Bitcoin Futures Fund
The NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund is not for high-risk averse investors.
Top Canada Pension Plan Embraces Energy, Both Fossil Fuel and Not
CPPIB is plying the oil and gas sector for investment opportunities, as well as going into renewables.
In Depth: ESG Gains A Foothold In Middle East
An analysis of critical elements and a case study to understand the integration of ESG in the Middle East.
Two Plead Guilty for Roles in $910 Million Ponzi Scheme
Victims were lured with the promise of gains from alternative energy tax credits.
Harvard Faces Protests over Its Amazon Land Holding
Activists are urging the university to sell its stake of land near the Brazilian rainforest.
GPIF’s Hiromichi Mizuno’s Term Is Extended for Six Months
The radical investment officer will continue his charge to change the world.
Google Executes ‘The Largest Renewable Energy Purchase’ in Corporate History
Tech giant dishes out $2 billion to bring their renewable energy capacity to the equivalent of one million solar rooftops.
CPPIB Announces First Indonesian Infrastructure Investment
Fund to buy a 45% stake in one of the Asian nation’s top toll roads.
Dutch Pension Funds Look to Transform How Real Estate Investors Decarbonize
New initiative backed by APG and PGGM looking for pathways to help real estate investors go green.
New York Continues Big Push into Infrastructure, Hand-in-Hand with Blackstone
Emerging markets, private equity get additional attention from one of the country’s largest pensions.
Despite State’s Hardline Stance, Tennessee Pension Holds Marijuana Stocks
Treasurer moves to sell after stock in IIP discovered in small-cap index investment.
Ohio School Pension Fund Tilting to Infrastructure
Officials expect the space to return 8%-10%, outperform commercial real estate by 200 basis points.