guns – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Connecticut treasurer overseeing $37b in public pension funds aims to divest gun stock https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/connecticut-treasurer-overseeing-37b-in-public-pension-funds-aims-to-divest-gun-stock/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/connecticut-treasurer-overseeing-37b-in-public-pension-funds-aims-to-divest-gun-stock/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:43:54 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/connecticut-treasurer-overseeing-37b-in-public-pension-funds-aims-to-divest-gun-stock/ Connecticut state Treasurer Shawn Wooden, who oversees $37 billion in public pension funds, will announce Tuesday plans to reallocate $30 million worth of shares in civilian firearm manufacturer securities, while banning similar, future investments and creating incentives for banks and financial institutions to enact gun-related policies. If ultimately approved by an advisory board, it will […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/connecticut-treasurer-overseeing-37b-in-public-pension-funds-aims-to-divest-gun-stock/feed/ 0 To divest or not to divest? CalSTRS’ CIO talks firearms and private prisons https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfto-divest-or-not-to-divest-calstrs-cio-talks-firearms-and-private-prisons/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfto-divest-or-not-to-divest-calstrs-cio-talks-firearms-and-private-prisons/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2018 05:39:55 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfto-divest-or-not-to-divest-calstrs-cio-talks-firearms-and-private-prisons/ On Nov. 7, 2018, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced that it will be divesting from two U.S. publicly-held companies that operate private prisons. Then, on Nov. 14, 2018 CalSTRS announced it is part of a coalition representing $4.83 trillion in assets that joined together to promote five principles for a responsible firearms […]

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