Asset Management Culture
CFA Institute Launches Certificate in ESG Investing
The program, backed by the UN PRI, aims to help professionals integrate ESG factors into the investing process.
News Archive: Mar - 2021
Alternatives
Stock-Driven Hedge Funds Were Popular in 2020
Pension plans and other big investors favor the alpha-generating chops that equity strategies showed in the bull market, an Agecroft study shows.
Risk
Swiss Bank Admits to Helping US Clients Evade Taxes
Zuirch-based 271-year-old private bank Rahn+Bodmer will pay $22 million to settle charges it defrauded the IRS.
Regulation
SEC Seeks Climate Change Disclosure Input
Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee is calling for SEC staff and the public to evaluate rules on ESG-related disclosures.
Pensions
AIF Institute Launches Center for ESG, Sustainable Investing
BlackRock, Natixis Investment Managers will serve as founding faculty members.
Asset Allocation
Exclusive Coverage: Why the US Dollar Will Stay on Top
Celebrated economist Dambisa Moyo, at a CIO virtual event, describes how America’s strengths should outweigh its downsides, to the buck’s benefit.
Alternatives
Cryptocurrencies Still a Speculator’s Game, Warns S&P Global
But central bank digital currencies could disrupt the banking industry’s business model.
Here’s How Institutional Investors Can Meet Net-Zero Goals
A new guide is intended to help investors create a net-zero investment strategy.
Pensions
QSuper, Sunsuper to Form $155 Billion Australian Superannuation Fund
The deal will create one of the most significant mergers of its kind, the plans say.
Market Moves
Owning Bonds Is ‘Stupid,’ and They’re in a ‘Bubble,’ Says Ray Dalio
Small yields, high prices, and too much supply spell trouble, hedge fund chief warns.
Asset Allocation
Big Oil Strikes Back at ESG
A Texas bill would force the state’s retirement systems to divest from companies that divest from fossil fuels.
Corporate Moves
CAAT Pension Plan Names Asif Haque CIO
Julie Cays, current CIO of the C$13.5 billion pension plan, will retire at the end of April.
Research
OECD More Than Doubles US Economic Growth Forecast
Fiscal stimulus and a sustained vaccination pace are expected to spur the strongest GDP growth in 37 years.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio Climbs to 92.9% in February
Despite weak returns, funded levels rise for the fifth consecutive month.
