Sentences with phrase «about pension funds»

There must be some meaning to the «hold in trust» rules about pension funds.

The public will learn about pension funds, auditing city agencies and approving city contracts.

ALBANY — Controller Thomas DiNapoli granted private powwows about pension fund business to investment companies with close ties to his political cronies.

In April 2017, Romania's financial regulator slaps heavy sanctions on NN for spreading rumors about pension fund nationalization.

However, companies that are part of an index tend to be overvalued since they are over-owned by just about every pension fund, mutual fund, and broker.

Not exact matches

It has received funding from the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, which will buy about US$ 500 million of the equity, and Canadian private equity firm West Face Capital, which will buy US$ 250 million of the new HBC equity.

Five years ago, she was poached from Goldman Sachs — where she made her name convincing a number of large pension funds to hedge in the run up to the financial crisis — by Bank of America to run a first of its kind on Wall Street cross-asset, cross-industry structured - strategies group («It's about solutions, not products,» she says).

He noted that «about two - thirds of the public pension funds that we follow have reduced their return assumptions since 2008, some more than once.»

Investment bank Jefferies & Co. provided $ 1.6 billion, or 30 percent of the overall $ 5.2 billion in committed financing with the remainder of about $ 179 million coming from 14 institutional funds, including pension funds and insurance companies, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

But there is still something slightly discomfiting about the sight of formerly staid pension funds operating like venture - capital firms.

Trotsky said the pension has about 10 percent of its money in PE — around the national average for large public retirement funds — and has no plans to change that.

Apprehension has also grown in recent months about the negative impact of record - low yields on the solvency of pension funds and life insurers and how this in turn could undermine financial stability, demand, and the very goals QE aims to achieve.

Among the things that prompted the creation of the inquiries were: financial difficulties facing DB pension plans and related concerns about DB funding rules; long simmering and unresolved legal issues, the most prominent of which revolve around the use of surpluses in DB plans; ambiguity about how EPP regulations apply to new hybrid plans; a lack of harmonization among Canadian regulatory laws; and declining coverage by EPPs in general and DB plans in particular.

Rechler, an executive at Reckson, and two pension funds then took about 30 percent of Recksons portfolio private, seeding the ground for the new firm.

«Pension funds are dreaming about a bubble that isn't going to return,» he said.

I also have a small pension worth about $ 60K but it's no longer being funded.

«Institute research finds about 1 in 3 employer - sponsored pensions have a funding status of 80 percent or more.

The investment powerhouse - with reported plans to raise a new $ US10 billion buyout fund this year and owner of all sorts of Australian assets - is believed to have been talking to potential backers including pension funds from its home market about putting together a consortium.

About 60 % of all US stock market investment isn't even taxed at all, because it comes from pension funds, or endowment funds, or mutual funds, which are either tax exempt or passing on taxes to customers after taking their profits.

Today, we manage about $ 160 billion for approximately 350 of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional clients including public and corporate pension funds, university endowments, charitable foundations, supranational agencies, sovereign wealth funds, and central banks.

Scott Rechler, Recksons chief (and the CEO of RXR now) and two pension funds then took about 30 percent of Recksons portfolio private, seeding the ground for the new firm.

As of the end of 2016, about 88 % of that was managed on behalf of institutional clients (corporations, labor unions, pension funds, and the like), while approximately 12 % was managed on behalf of individual clients, which are principally family offices and high - net - worth individuals.

(ii) Meantime, I'm wondering what to do about a holding in a bond fund in a personal pension.

Greenwich Associates recently completed a survey of 104 U.S. institutional investors, including insurance companies, pension funds, endowments and registered investment advisors, about their use and perceptions of fixed - income ETFs.

While many innovative investment vehicles such as private equity and pension funds have emerged in recent times, boomers will need to learn about the benefits of crowdfunding, which is a relatively new comer.

Among the airline's largest bondholders is the government employee pension fund, known as Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, which, according to Friday's announcement, agreed to swap 750 million ringgit, or about $ 240 million, for ordinary shares.

On the other hand, banks, pension funds, and others don't have much choice about government bonds.

I've thought a lot about this subject recently, partly because my saving and pension funds have had such a good run.

The Dallas - based firm, which manages $ 23 billion, said the investor - led plan was approved by about 86 % of Highland Crusader Fund clients, including the Houston Municipal Employees Pension Scheme, which sued Highland in May, accusing it of looting the fFund clients, including the Houston Municipal Employees Pension Scheme, which sued Highland in May, accusing it of looting the fundfund.

Pensions and Investments wrote about the interest pension plans have shown in put writing (seemingly one of the more misunderstood investment strategies out there) in a recent article Funds Go Exotic with Put - write Options to Stem Volatility.

There is a story about Davy Crockett the frontiersman opposing the house of represenattives setting up a pension fund for the widow of a distinguished navy officer, saying «this is not the job of government.

Something about how poor people can't afford anything else, and how many pensions you have to fund because everybody who works there is sooooo important.

The Civic Federation on Wednesday expressed concern about the Chicago Park District not paying $ 10 million in contributions to its employees» pension funds.

DiNapoli said this «introduction» was not about «a specific investment» the pension fund might make, and none ensued, an unsurprising result considering that Stone Mill barely existed.

Kirsten Gillibrand's chief political advisors were involved in the biggest pension fund scandal in New York State history, yet no one yet knows what Ms. Gillibrand thinks about that.»

Thanks to the same figures which mean improving macroeconomic fundamentals, we have been able to transfer some GH cents 3.1 billion of Tier 2 pension funds into the custodial accounts of the pension schemes of the labour unions, funds that have been outstanding for six years, and about which the labour unions had been loudly complaining.

As the State University's Rockefeller Institute pointed out in 2014, pension - fund managers and trustees have been embracing «potentially destructive myths and misunderstanding» about the true costs and risks associated with their promises.

He continued, «Thanks to the same figures which mean improving macroeconomic fundamentals, we have been able to transfer some GH cents 3.1 billion of Tier 2 pension funds into the custodial accounts of the pension schemes of the labour unions, funds that have been outstanding for six years, and about which the labour unions had been loudly complaining.»

In a case that could have ramifications for government transparency, New York's top judges may decide whether details about taxpayer - funded teacher pensions should remain hidden or be open to the public.

The New York Times Editorializes In Favor of Corporate Disclosure Reform NY reported last week about New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who is seeking disclosure of political contributions from corporationsthat the state pension fund holds stock in.

Reform NY reported last week about New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who is seeking disclosure of political contributions from corporationsthat the state pension fund holds stock in.

The pension fund requested information about Qualcomm's political spending through letters and shareholder resolutions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Long Island with reporters on Wednesday said he wanted to back up the rhetoric about renewable energy with a push toward divesting the state's pension fund from fossil fuel companies.

For example, former OSC Chief Investment Officer David Loglisci, who pleaded guilty in March for his role in the pension fund scam, didn't resign from the office until July 2007 — about five months after DiNapoli took over the office.

In a statement, he assailed «Mr. DiNapoli and his surrogates (for trying) to score political points by making irresponsible and erroneous accusations about my future investment strategies for the state pension fund.

Mr Hain, who resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary last year over allegations about the funding of his deputy leadership campaign which were later dismissed, also suggested Labour had been too «caught up» in the success of the City to hold the financial system to account.

He says the pension fund is also shifting away from investments like coal and he's not enthused about nuclear because as a resident of Long Island, electric customers are still paying for a nuclear plant which never opened.

At the time, the Callaghan campaign had raised questions about some of Hevesi's pension fund investments — including its dealings with Markstone.

But he previously said his status as a retiree would save the village about $ 80,000 annually because it wouldn't have to contribute to his pension or fund his health care.

They'll also talk about the nomination of Rep. John McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, ethics reform proposals, pension fund losses and much more.