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.
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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.
Aberdeen, Sumitomo Form Venture to Invest in Asia Pacific Real Estate
The firms said they would incorporate ESG factors into the investment process.
New Jersey to Cut Its Hedge Funds in Half
Pension fund plans to boost Treasury bonds, private equity investments.
Four Nordic Pension Plans Commit $700 Million to Renewable Energy
Investments will mostly target Asia and Latin America but may dabble in other markets
Washington State Investment Board Commits More than $2 Billion to Private Equity
The latest commitments are part of efforts by the system’s investment staff to maintain a large percentage of plan assets in private markets.
Texas Teachers’ Shoulders Its Way into Blackstone’s Behemoth Private Equity Fund
Sizable commitment shows the pair’s years-long relationship has no signs of fraying.