Asset Allocation
Finding Investment Opportunities in the Energy Transition
What institutional investors are doing to get the most out of the world economy’s move away from carbon-based fuels.
Tag: Barclays
Market Moves
BlackRock’s Purchase of GIP Deepens Its Alts Exposure
Global Infrastructure Partners adds $100 billion in assets to the finance giant.
Risk
Florida Pension Funds Sue Barclays Over $17.6 Billion Debt Over-Issuance
The Miami pensions call the bank’s failure to prevent massive error ‘deliberately reckless.’
Finally, the Move Out of Scandal-Tainted LIBOR Is at Hand
Why the prolonged wait for a transition to a new and less-corruptible credit benchmark?
Manager Selection
Maryland State Pension Receives $405,000 in LIBOR Restitution from UBS
The payout settles charges that the Swiss bank manipulated interest rate benchmark during the 2008 financial crisis.
Alternatives
Barclays Joins the Carbon Neutrality by 2050 Movement
The UK-based bank has indicated it wants to align the principles of all its financing activities with that of the Paris climate agreement.
Asset Allocation
Institutional Investors Call for Barclays to End Fossil Fuel Financing
Managers of more than $170 billion say bank lags behind peers in climate action.
CIOs Bring Passive Investments into the Mix
But will index funds hold on to their appeal if US stocks hit a bear market in the next year or two?
People Moves Roundup
Barclays gets a new Canadian of Financial Institutions Head, Nuveen tops off its advisory services team, and more.
Barclays Settles SEC Charges for $97 Million
Investment bank to create fair fund to pay back clients.