United States – Page 14
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Features
The Dollar: The greenback quandary
The US economy is growing, as are inflation expectations. The Federal Reserve’s response has been to embark on the most aggressive rate-tightening cycle in the developed world
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News
ESG roundup: BNP Paribas extends tobacco ban
Plus: Managers take action after Florida shooting; PLSA recommends Stewardship Code should ask investors about impact
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Opinion PiecesLetter From The US: ESG strategy not just divestment
ESG investing is a hot topic in the US pension fund industry. “One dollar out of five from institutional investors is going into ESG investing”
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News
Railpen joins with US, Kuwait investors in $700m private equity JV
Capital Constellation will provide startup capital and operational support to new asset management groups
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NewsUSS settles lawsuit against Petrobras auditor for $50m
Universities scheme’s result is part of a $3bn class action settlement awaiting court approval
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FeaturesPrivate markets, social impetus
There is a late-stage investment cycle feel in many markets. In private equity, reports of mega-sized fund raisings and buyouts are competing with concerns about high-yield spreads and covenant-light loans
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: Trump’s tariffs and America’s Luddites
Washing machines may never experience exponential change, but solar cells could
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: Politics, markets and long-term challenges
A failure to acknowledge long-term challenges means populism will not go away
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NewsAP7 awards SEK6.5bn in private equity mandates to two US firms
Swedish national pension fund picks HarbourVest, Adams Street Partners
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US pension fund sues Willis Towers Watson over merger
Massachusetts-based scheme claims Towers Watson shareholders were misled
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NewsVanguard to use blockchain technology to simplify index data sharing
After successful pilot, fund manager will use network next year for certain products
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Joseph Mariathasan: Coping with innovation in China and the US
Inspiration from the 2017 Fortunate Global Forum in Guangzhou
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NewsPenSam, TIAA/Nuveen to plough DKK1.2bn into US private equity
Danish pension fund cites “shared DNA” as factor behind partner choice
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Opinion PiecesLetter from the US: DC plans shift from mutual funds
An increasing number of DC plans, including 401(k) schemes, are choosing CITs in the US, according to the latest report from Cerulli Associates
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News
Pension Corp seals $1.2bn longevity reinsurance deal
UK specialist insurer has taken on pension scheme liabilities worth more than £2bn in 2017
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Joseph Mariathasan: Quantitative tightening's biggest test
The wider political effects of unconventional monetary policy could prove the hardest to resolve
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NewsEU, US regulators clear path for MiFID II research provision
Providers based outside of the EU can continue to bundle research costs under certain circumstances
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NewsESG roundup: Beware a ‘diesel moment’ for chemical sector
Also: MEP fossil fuel divestment call, fund ‘greenwashers’, Elo joins IIGCC and more
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Joseph Mariathasan: Blundering and blustering in Korea
Diplomacy in the Korean peninsular is a much better option than “fire and fury”
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AP7: Facebook climbdown over stock dispute saved investors $10bn
Reclassification of stock would have created terrible governance scheme, says CEO
