EY: Power & Utilities Sector M&A Interest at 7-Year High
89% of survey respondents expect their deal pipelines to either stay steady or rise in the next 12 months.
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NCPERS Study Highlights Economic Costs of Doing Away with DB Plans
Criticism of public pensions is based on faulty logic, group says.
Ten-X Sees Some Markets Bucking Retail Downturn Trend
Texas, Florida cities seen as best markets for retail property investors.
Increased Pension Funding Comes at Expense of Higher Education
Report says pension cost increases tied to education cuts, calls for states to reprioritize pension reform.
Giliberto-Levy: Uneven 1Q for Private Commercial Mortgage Loans
Significant variances based on loan maturity, report says.
Gap Between Rich, Poor Multiemployer Plans Widens
Report finds that healthy plans funding has risen, while critical plans have not.
Women, Minorities Run Tiny Fraction of Global Assets, Knight Foundation Study Finds
Groups represent just 1.1% of the trillions of dollars overseen by the global asset management industry, report says.
Contrarians Claim US Government is Under-Reporting Inflation
Groups believe that Consumer Price Index-based inflation is actually closer to 8%, not 3%.
Secondaries Funds See Record Fundraising in First Quarter
Six funds raised $13.6 billion in investor capital, according to Preqin.
Kingsley: Real Estate Remains Most Attractive Asset Class for ‘17
Industrial properties, followed by multifamily homes and self-storage properties, are of most interest.
Public Pensions Pay Higher Fees as Investments Shift Toward Equities, AI
Pew report says states are paying billions of dollars in unreported fees.
Positive Impact of Social Investing Cited in Study of European Pension Funds
Funds play a positive role in pre- and post-retirement, ITF says.