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A look at private equity investing in DC plans

mschmit — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:48:12 +0000

Much debate remains about whether private equity is an appropriate option for members of capital accumulation plans. Canada’s neighbours to the south have been examining the potential legal pitfalls of these allocations. A recent information letter from the U.S. department of labor set forth a framework plan sponsors can use to consider the prudence of […]

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Are activist investors strategically leaking plans to institutional investors?

mschmit — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 05:08:06 +0000

It appears some institutional investors are aware of activist campaigns before they become public, according to new research. A working paper by three assistant professors of finance — the University of Northern Iowa’s Ryan Flugum, the University of Rhode Island’s Choonsik Lee and the University of South Carolina’s Matthew Souther — found some institutional investors […]

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Are U.S. investment advisors getting more contracts by contributing to political campaigns?

mschmit — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:27:46 +0000

Public pension plans rely on the help of investment advisory firms, but do politics play a role in which firms they choose to work with? A paper co-written by William Beggs, an assistant professor of finance at the University of San Diego School of Business and Thuong Harvison, a PhD candidate at the University of […]

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What’s the role of the proxy advisor as rules shift?

mschmit — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:19:40 +0000

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moves to increase its oversight over proxy voting advisory firms, Horizons ETFs is evolving its proxy voting policies to take on a more socially responsible investing position. “We do have an obligation to our unit-holders to act in their best fiduciary interest, but we also have a socially […]

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