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    Improving Long-Term Performance

    2019-07-12

    Top1000 Funds: A confluence of recent research and the evolution in perspective of the Delaware courts presents an opportunity for both companies and investors to systematically improve performance while reducing unwanted risk exposures. However, investors must make the first move.

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    Improving Women’s Issues Leads to Better Investment Returns

    2019-06-21

    Barron's: Kristin Hull is having an excellent year. The CEO of Nia Impact Capital has just completed another 12 months of market-beating performance for her gender-lens portfolio, and if things go according to plan, a mutual fund version could be available soon.

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    Canada Has a Lot of Catching Up to Do on Sustainable Growth, Says Panel

    2019-06-14

    Yahoo! News: The federal government's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance says Canada has a long way to go to achieve sustainable growth — and its final report says financial markets will play a fundamental role in unlocking that economic potential.

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    JPMorgan Pays Record Settlement Over Paternity Leave

    2019-05-30

    Financial Times: Wall Street dads have secured a historic $5m settlement with JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s failure to uphold policies giving men and women equal access to parental leave.
     

    Canada's Venture Capitalists: A Gender Gap

    2019-05-13

    All About Alpha: Female Funders, a program within the venture capital company Highline BETA, with offices in both Canada and the United States, has produced a new Women in Venture report, which works with data gathered from more than 300 VC firms and corporate venture arms in both countries “to try to paint a clearer picture of the state of gender in venture capital.”

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    Blackstone Hires Goldman Alum for New Social Good Initiative

    2019-05-06

    Bloomberg: Blackstone Group LP hired Tanya Barnes, a former managing director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., to lead a new impact investing strategy, as pension plans and other institutions seek to put money into more businesses with social and environmental benefits.

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    KKR Partners With Harlem Capital to Enhance Diversity

    2019-05-07

    The Wall Street Journal: One of the private-equity industry’s biggest buyout firms has partnered with a fledgling venture firm to help it access a more diverse talent pool, in terms of both race and gender.

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    CalSTRS Tackles Opioid Crisis

    2019-04-29

    Chief Investment Officer: The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is taking a role in engaging corporate boards and management of opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy retail chains it owns in its $115.5 billion global equity portfolio, shows a new pension system report.

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    New York State Pension CIO Opposes Fossil Fuels Divestment Bill

    2019-04-30

    Institutional Investor: New York State Common Retirement Fund’s interim chief investment officer is against the state’s proposed bill that would require it to divest from fossil fuels.

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    Responsible Investing Faces Some Challenges Says Desjardins

    2019-04-26

    Wealth Professional: An increased focus on ESG issues is clear and Canadian investors are showing greater interest in responsible investing; but there are challenges according to Desjardins.

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