Sentences with phrase «public pensions fund dollars»

We demanded that New York stop investing billions of public pensions fund dollars in the oil, gas and coal companies that are causing storms like Sandy, Maria and Irma.

billions of public pensions fund dollars in the oil, gas and coal companies that are causing storms like Sandy, Maria and Irma.

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New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

Enabling P3s would give the state access to capital from pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, private equity firms and concessionaires to supplement public dollars.

As a trustee of the City's largest public pension fund, I have repeatedly called for the divestment of all public pension dollars from gun retailers and manufacturers, and I am encouraged by the Mayor's call today to divest from assault weapon manufacturers.

«The latest reports regarding former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi are disturbing — and once again reminds us that we must be vigilant in protecting New York State's public pension funds from pay - to - play schemes that would defraud New Yorkers out of millions of dollars.

She formerly was the founding and managing partner of the New York law office of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, where she represented public and labor pension funds seeking to recoup billions of dollars from those who committed corporate fraud on Wall Street.

WHEREAS millions of dollars that teachers, public employees, unionists and others in the not - for - profit sector contribute to their pensions and retirement funds are now being invested in private equity funds established and managed by Steven Klinsky, providing profits to the founder and leader of the union - busting Victory, Inc.; and

where hedge - fund dollars are used to support causes ranging from criminal justice reform to reducing the costs of public pensions (including those held by veteran teachers).

Teach for America's major donors include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the Walton Family Foundation, run by the heirs to the Walmart fortune; the Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation, run by the real estate billionaire and Democratic donor; and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, where hedge - fund dollars are used to support causes ranging from criminal justice reform to reducing the costs of public pensions (including those held by veteran teachers).

Public pension funds like the California one — officially, the California State Teachers» Retirement System, or Calstrs — have hundreds of billions of dollars in private equity and hedge fund investments.

A Jacksonville resident, Curtis Lee, sought public records from the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund, which wanted to charge him hundreds of dollars in fees.