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Reuters
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a legislative fix favored by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for two of the city’s struggling pension funds and castigated it as a “kick-the-can approach.”
The financial footing and credit ratings for the nation’s third-largest city have slipped precipitously as its unfunded pension liabilities grew to $33.8 billion for Chicago’s four retirement systems in the most recent accounting.
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The U.S. economy seems exuberant-market indices are reaching new heights, labor markets remain strong, and the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates soon. Abroad, economic bright spots are appearing in Japan, Europe, and elsewhere. Yet global uncertainty remains high-especially given the possible economic implications of the broad policy shifts signaled by the new U.S. administration.
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Private equity returns have been excellent versus other asset classes in recent years. Investors continue to allocate additional money to private equity seeking higher returns for their total portfolio. What will this mean for future expected returns for the private equity asset class?
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The Center for Strategic Finance at the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech focuses on strategy in financial markets as a new discipline, building upon theoretical concepts drawn from traditional finance, strategic management, game theory, and computer science. Learn more.
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CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor
Have you ever lent a postage stamp to someone who rather than paying you back with an actual postage stamp, gave you the nominal amount of the stamp, say U.S. 40¢, instead?
This is aggravating because while the transaction is fungible due to the presumed exchangeability of currency, it is not an equal transaction. Why? Because acquiring a postage stamp requires much more than just 40¢. It also means a trip to the post office, waiting in line, transacting and then returning home.
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In an effort to enhance the overall content of CFA Chicago NewsBrief, we’d like to include peer-written articles in future editions. As a member of CFA Society Chicago, your knowledge of the industry lends itself to unprecedented expertise. And we’re hoping you’ll share this expertise with your peers through well-written commentary. Because of the digital format, there’s no word limit, and our group of talented editors can help with final edits. If you’re interested in participating, please contact Ronnie Richard to discuss logistics.
Chicago Tribune
Patrice Bedford had never questioned raising her baby in Chicago.
But on a springtime stroll during the first trimester of her pregnancy last year, a heightened sense of smell — piqued by pungent neighborhood odors — made her view the city differently.
The city's expensive, she said. Public schools face an unfolding financial crisis and the violence is "terrifying and frightening" to a parent-to-be.
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Bloomberg
In late 2006, Aaron Krowne, a computer scientist and mathematician, started a website that documented the real-time destruction of the subprime mortgage lending industry. The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter caught on like wildfire with financial market voyeurs, regularly reaching 100,000 visitors. West Coast lenders, some may recall, were the first to fall in what eventually totaled 388 casualties.
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Chicago Business Journals
The goal of the Financial Choice Act proposed by Congressional Republicans could be regulatory relief for smaller banks, as many blame the Dodd-Frank Act for a lack of small business and mortgage lending and for burdensome regulations.
“These small banks have the best odds for regulatory relief, if Congress comes together to negotiate on the bill and pass something,” said Nathan Dean, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.
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Barron's
Recent talk about the stock market being in a bubble appears to be little more than just that — talk.
At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn from a just-released study into the predictability of stock market bubbles. In contrast to earlier studies, which consistently found that bubbles were impossible to identify in advance, this new one concludes that “there are times when one can call a bubble with some confidence.”
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Chicago Tribune
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner summoned reporters to his office Friday to announce more than two dozen House Republicans are willing to vote for pension legislation that would include money for Chicago Public Schools but faces an uncertain future in Springfield.
And the governor's announcement projecting progress came hours before he vetoed a different plan from Mayor Rahm Emanuel to save money by changing city workers' pension plans.
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