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Walthour: NJ claimed investing in diverse managers breached its fiduciary duty
“They originally told us, quote unquote, it was against their fiduciary responsibility to invest with women and minority-owned firms. Their website now says women and minority-owned firms, we're open for consideration.”
Walthour: Larry Fink's diversity pledge was PR to deflect Blueprint's lawsuit
“Larry Fink comes out with an announcement on June, 22nd, that he's going to increase his black staff by 30% over four years. I'd like to think that we had positive influence there, but I think that it really was not a heartfelt announcement. It was really desi…”
Walthour: In 2015, most large institutions were still paying full alternative fees
“We went around and analyzed investor portfolios, and believe it or not, Ted, despite some of the world's largest institutions being invested in hedge funds and other types of alternative products, they were paying full fees. The overwhelming majority of the in…”