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Private Equity's Creative Wizardry Posing Systemic Risk?

Pension Pulse

another Canadian pensions giant, told Bloomberg recently. A key challenge for regulators is that much of PE’s borrowing was arranged with loose legal terms at a time when lenders were fighting for deals, making it easier today to use financial wizardry to keep sickly businesses alive.

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OTPP’s Sustainable Investing Chief Welcomes Anti-ESG Sentiments

Pension Pulse

The nation’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), last month stayed the implementation of its climate-related disclosures by public companies in the face of multiple legal challenges from attorneys general of several Republican-led states. How can pension funds take part in the new nuclear revolution?

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BlackRock (BLK) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Meade -- General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Thank you, operator. G&A expense was up 7% year over year, primarily due to the timing of technology spend in the prior year and higher professional services expense. We're seeing a lot of pension funds who are saying, "I'm at my liability. Christopher J.

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