A statement issued by the SECP said that at present, there are 17 pension
funds, out of which nine are Sharia-compliant.
To avoid UBIT, many WBP
funds invest in assets that do not produce current taxable income (e.g., life insurance or exempt bonds).
DiLella, president and chief executive officer of BPG Properties, Ltd., announced the closing of the firm's seventh value-added real estate
fund, BPG Investment Partnership VII, L.P.
Domestic revitalization
funds such as Phoenix Capital continue taking proactive positions in deep value, mid-cap companies.
The good news is that across all companies surveyed, including those that have not been affected by tainted
funds, half are considering changes in their plan investment options.
Amid the financial accounting frauds and Wall Street's investment banking-analyst scandal, mutual
funds stood out as an industry that played by the rules.
In order for stewardship of donated
funds to be managed effectively, it is critical that financial aid, finance, and development officers work closely together.
The kids need these
funds and they have this mission.
The most fundamental decision a variable-annuity writer must make is whether to offer
funds from outside companies or to create its own
funds from scratch.
Though many socially conscious mutual
funds have screens for environmental issues and do shareholder activism, there are only half a dozen that make environmental issues a priority.
Joined by several other veterans service organizations, the DAV continues an all-out grassroots campaign in support of federal legislation to guarantee adequate
funds for veterans health care.
He says that while being part of the investment dub allows him to have some control over his stock selection, 'I'm watching [the market] a little more closely than I had been before." Perkins, who has placed most of his 401(k) savings into Vanguard
funds, is "still fairly comfortable" with mutual
funds because be hasn't lost money as a result of the current scandals.