| From across the nation and around the world, SustainabilityHQ™ (formerly INSIGHTS-edge™) brings you news, commentary and research in key areas of interest regarding ESG, Sovereign Wealth Funds and US Public Sector Pension Funds. We watch the watchers...who are watching you. ESG / Sustainability The SEC Puts Proxy Access Rule on Hold
(Tuesday - October 05, 2010)
Associated Profiles : CII
Source:RiskMetrics Group - "While we are disappointed in the delay, it is not the end of the world," said Amy Borrus, deputy director of the Council of Institutional Investors. ... Demand for sustainable ETFs to surge
(Monday - October 04, 2010)
Associated Profiles : FTSE4Good
Source:IFAOnline - There are a number of ethical ETFs based on sustainability indices, such as the FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability indices, as well as funds ... EU Drafts Benchmarks for Falling Supply of CO2 Permits
(Wednesday - October 06, 2010)
Source:Business Week - ... to determine the implied free allocation for industrial sectors,” said Konrad Hanschmidt, a London-based analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. .. Sovereign Wealth Funds Kuwait commits $1bn to AIG IPO - sources
(Monday - October 04, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Qatar Investment Authority
Source:Arabian Business - Cornerstone investors, including Middle East wealth funds KIA and Qatar Investment Authority, played a key role in the success of AgBank's IPO, ... Qatar Islamic Bank successfully issues $750m debut sukuk
(Sunday - October 03, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Qatar Investment Authority
Source:AMEINFO - The outcome is a testament to the invaluable support provided by the Qatar Central Bank and the Qatar Investment Authority to our institution and the wider ... New chairman, vice chairman at Alaska wealth fund
(Friday - October 01, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Source:Pensions & Investments - Bill Moran was elected chairman of the board at the $36.3 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., Juneau, and Steve Rieger was elected ... US Public Sector Pension Funds CalPERS backs new placement agent rules
(Monday - October 04, 2010)
Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source:Global Pensions - The role of placement agents is at the heart of an ongoing investigation into corruption at the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Global Pensions: 30 ... Pension bill will come due
(Sunday - October 03, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Virginia Retirement System
- Adding to the difficulty, officials with the Virginia Retirement System broke the bad news this summer that contribution rates are likely to rise because of ... Defuse New York's pension bomb
(Sunday - October 03, 2010)
Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source:Daily News - The New York State Common Retirement Fund held about $125 billion as of June 30, 2010, but recent estimates suggest this is $30 billion to $80 billion less ... |
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Asset Managers Global Markets Institute - Next Stop: Cancun
(Wednesday - October 06, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Goldman Sachs - Sustain
Source:Goldman Sachs - Global Markets Institute - Cancun – the next major UN climate conference. The Cancun climate conference will take place November 29 through December 10, 2010. Last year’s Copenhagen conference was the last major attempt to negotiate a global climate... Cleantech Venture Investments Down in 3Q
(Wednesday - October 06, 2010)
Associated Profiles : Goldman Sachs - Sustain
- The largest transactions in the top three sectors were: eHi Car Rental, a China-based car sharing company, raised $70 million in a deal led by Goldman Sachs ... Energy law firms booming
(Monday - October 04, 2010)
Associated Profiles : The Weiss Group
- In bringing on the Culbertson Weiss group, Steptoe & Johnson also acquired an office in Meadville, which Mr. Schetroma will oversee. ... Watching the Watchers  The Weiss Group
Headquarters: Jupiter, Florida
Established: 1971 (as Weiss Research)
OVERVIEW / MISSION
Weiss Group, LLC, encompasses several entities: Weiss Research, Inc., Weiss Capital Management, Inc., The Weiss School, Money and Markets, and Uncommon Wisdom. The common mission for Weiss Group entities is “To empower investors and consumers with unbiased information as well as advice to protect their savings, build their wealth, and prosper in good times or bad.” BACKGROUND
The Weiss Group got its start in 1971 when Martin Weiss established Martin D. Weiss Research, Inc., “dedicated to evaluating the safety of financial institutions and investments for consulting clients.” Weiss began issuing independent insurance ratings in 1989 then expanded into rating brokerage firms in 1992 and HMOs in 1994. Weiss Research began issuing “risk-oriented ratings on stocks” in 2001. RECENT NEWS Energy law firms booming
(Monday - October 04, 2010)
- In bringing on the Culbertson Weiss group, Steptoe & Johnson also acquired an office in Meadville, which Mr. Schetroma will oversee. ...[more] Local business notes: Java, ideas to flow
(Saturday - September 18, 2010)
- Michael Weiss, Group Health Insurance Advisor for National Penn Insurance Agency, and Denise G. Lantz, President and Founder of Attentive Health LLC, ... [more] Corner Man MMA is Becoming the First of Its Kind
(Thursday - September 16, 2010)
- Mr. Clarke is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Weiss Group, LLC, a leading provider of independent research which also, under its Weiss Capital ... |
