News Archive: Apr - 2024
Geopolitics Operates with Long and Variable Lags
Long-Lagging Venture Capital Shows Signs of Possible Turnaround
U.S. venture fund returns remain negative, but valuations are up and two recent high-profile VC-supported IPOs did well, a PitchBook report finds.
Supreme Court Rules Investors Cannot Sue for Omissions in Disclosures
PBGC Issues SFA Grants to Two Multiemployer Plans
NBIM Denied Private Equity Investing Permission, For Now
Shareholder Funding Dries Up for Thames Water; Regulator Blamed
Institutional investors say Ofwat inaction is preventing them from providing further funding to the beleaguered utility.
UK Pension Regulator Sets Targets for Reaching Net Zero by 2030, 2050
TPR said it will aim to eliminate up to 90% of emissions, while offsetting the remaining 10% with carbon credits.
US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March
What Do Allocators Like in Choosing Hedge Funds?
A thumbs-up for long-short and market neutral, and down for ESG and crypto, says Agecroft Partners.
Insurers Flock into Private Debt, Alternatives, Mercer Says
CPP Investments Consolidates Wind Energy Investments
Tech Stocks Fuel Chicago Police Pension’s 11.8% Return in 2023
Despite double-digit gains that raised the fund’s value to nearly $3 billion, the returns fell just short of the pension benchmark’s performance.
IRS Proposes Regulations to Codify Stock Buyback Tax
NYC Pensions Reach Climate Disclosure Deal With JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, RBC
City Comptroller Brad Lander said he expects energy supply ratio disclosure will become a ‘new standard’ for the banking sector.