Sentences with phrase «investing public assets»

We represented a fund charged with the duty of investing public assets — in connection with an investigation of potential claims involving investments in structured finance securities.

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By shifting the risks away from banks and to asset managers, Gross argues that the risk of herd behavior that causes a liquidity event in markets has been shifted away from the professional investing class and to a more amateur, less - informed, skittish class of investor: the public.

The outcry after the shooting has sparked public pressure on corporations who offer discounts to the NRA as well as asset managers who invest in gun manufacturers.

Selling these and similar non-core assets frees up resources to invest in new public infrastructure, building a stronger foundation for increased economic growth.

The fund under normal circumstances invests in at least 65 % of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, including bonds issued by both U.S. and non-U.S. public - or private - sector entities.

«During the latter stage of the bull market culminating in 1929, the public acquired a completely different attitude towards the investment merits of common stocks... Why did the investing public turn its attention from dividends, from asset values, and from average earnings to transfer it almost exclusively to the earnings trend, i.e. to the changes in earnings expected in the future?

If anything, the first few weeks of the year have served as a valuable reminder that investing in public markets is inherently volatile and that our main defense against that volatility is to diversify our risk exposures by owning a variety of asset classes and risk factors.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

A bill expanding the share of New York public pension funds that can be invested in complex, high - risk alternative assets such as private equity and hedge funds has been vetoed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

It essentially calculates the value a teacher could accumulate if her and her employer's contributions were placed into a 401 (k) and invested with the Colorado Public Employees» Retirement Association's (PERA's) current asset managers (there's nothing preventing the state from offering this option to teachers).

At least $ 600 billion in assets currently invested by California's 80 different public employee pension funds, earning financial interests billions in management fees and commissions every year, and guaranteeing public employees retirement packages that ordinary citizens can only dream of.

«In fact, there may be diseconomies of scale for larger public pension plans because of the complexity of implementing their investment strategies, which include contracting out for external experts — a practice that has become increasingly popular, with plans investing more in non-traditional assets such as real estate, infrastructure, and private equity,» said the report.

Investing in commodities indices that are constructed using long or short positions in futures on physical commodities whose value is determined based on the price of the underlying physical commodity plus yield and that trade on public markets that provide adequate liquidity and transparency, with negligible costs and no storage deterioration risk, offer a practical method to gaining commodities exposure and can provide a means for market participants to access the five components of the returns of the asset class.

As a result, public pension sponsors and other asset owners are facing a surge of mandates to use their investing heft to achieve social goals such as reducing the carbon footprint, improving gender diversity, and so on.

The fund seeks to achieve total return by providing income while preserving capital through investing primarily in a diverse portfolio of short term private and public fixed income and floating rate assets.

The CPP Fund is invested in a three main asset classes — 50 percent in Canadian and Global public and private equity markets, 33 percent in fixed income and the rest in real assets like real estate and infrastructure.

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Indeed, the percentage of pension - plan assets invested in stocks dropped from 60 percent to 55 percent during 2007, representing a shift of almost $ 60 billion worth of plan assets from equities into fixed - income and other investments, according to the firm's study of the 100 U.S. public companies with the biggest defined - benefit pension assets whose 2007 annual report was released by March 15, 2008.

Given the increased fiduciary liability for institutional investors tasked with investing assets in the best interest of others, it is our opinion that such a strategy is, for many reasons, both prudent and proper for public funds.

So, when we began thinking about how to manage our newly liquid assets, we wondered if there might be a sound way to invest that could be process - driven, protected from human behavioral swings, and grounded in timeless lessons for evaluating public companies as potential long - term investments.

The investment vehicle of the CPP, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has over half its assets invested in public and private equities.

There are such things as liquid alternatives, which invest in a variety of assets — including private equity — via mutual funds or exchange - traded funds, but these often are more expensive or less liquid compared to public equity or traditional funds.

A financial institution is an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets.

It can be hard to convince clients of why they need to invest in the protection of their trademarks as part of their IP strategy, and as lawyers, we need to act as business advocates not only for the protection of our clients» assets but also for the protection of the public.

Do you know how much money LIC invests in Public Sector Banks / companies (who have high debts / non-performing assets).

However, for the general public, investing without a solid knowledge of the virtual asset itself, an understanding of decentralized systems which do not operate in the same way as traditional financial systems, and being aware that coins are often purchased at your own risk, can lead to disaster.

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Aiming to be a bigger fintech hub in the region, the city - state has not made any moves to regulate virtual currencies, but has issued a warning to the public about investing in such volatile assets.

Elio Motors CEO Paul Elio reminds public $ is invested, but building not a public asset.

In order to build a diversified portfolio of CPP assets, CPPIB invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments.

Named to this role in 2012 in conjunction with MetLife's launch of its real estate asset management business, Wilsmann is responsible for leading MetLife's $ 20 billion direct property investment platform, investing on behalf of the MetLife General Account as well as institutional investors including public and private pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.

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