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...Pension reform has come under the spotlight as research by Ondra Partners shows holdings of UK-listed companies by British pension and insurance funds have plunged from about half of their portfolios to...
...And for all the flaws of the current approach to equity and inclusion, Edmans et al say it does seem to be bearing some fruit: the average DEI score from their calculations has risen from 4.1 out of 5 in...
...Then, the hidden leverage and maturity mismatch in pension funds’ and insurance companies’ portfolios — generally supposed to be long-only — could pose a policy challenge....
...Prosecute fraud, maybe regulate crypto exchanges like casinos, and keep the SEC et al out of it. This is a disagreement about how to cordon off crypto so that when crypto burns, it is controlled....
...There is for sure a debate to be had about when the Federal Reserve et al should have pivoted their stance more forcefully to tackle inflationary pressures, and what they should and shouldn’t do now....
...The Biden administration on Monday opened up the debate over the merits of companies making ransom payments to cyber attackers....
...For example, in a 2010 opinion (Chevron Corp v Steven Donziger, et al) handed down from the US district court in Manhattan, the judge wrote that the “evidence at trial established that Donziger, a New York...
...It said companies were facing challenges bringing staff back to work, because of health concerns, the difficulty in obtaining child care, and “generous unemployment insurance benefits”....
...“If that is the case then shouldn’t the government pay into a structured reinsurance position so that all the [insurance companies] can easily insure with fair policies that pay out?”...
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...Survival mode The UAE’s financial response to the crisis has been led by the federal government, with the central bank’s $70bn support package for lenders....
...Insurance companies offer decent returns and can be ESG leaders....
...Presumably the price excludes health insurance. A model railway dangles from the ceiling, with a train whizzing round with the dessert menu....
...Could the same happen in New York or Crystal City? “Amazon” Cuomo et al will hope not....
...Critics say this would cost the US about half of the current federal budget....
...The investors pay cheaper rates because of the federal insurance afforded by Fannie and Freddie, says Jim Costello, senior vice-president at Real Capital Analytics....
...The C$299bn Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), which invests the funds of more than 40 pension and insurance plans, has C$16.2bn allocated to infrastructure....
...While I claimed only that thousands would die in the future, the Baicker et al studies suggest that at least one person dies for every 1,000 who lose health insurance....
...Stage V: the transportation Tesla aims to make 500,000 cars a year by 2018. Each Tesla has the capability to carry one panel on its roof rack, probably....
...oscillating policies on the federal minimum wage....
...to pay insurance....
...— Recent research by Gorton et . al about the form and role of banks as maturity transformers and creators of “private money” is very relevant to this discussion....
...What exactly do the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board say they want big banks to do?...
...They, along with Penn Square, were taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which “resolved” them in liquidation and sale mode....
...Site leaseholder Larry Silverstein fought a series of battles with insurance companies over the policies covering the original World Trade Center towers....
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