US - The New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) is looking to divest from companies doing to business in Iran, if they fail to explain steps they have take to minimise risk to the pension fund.
State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the sole trustee of the US$154bn fund, announced a three-phase strategy, starting with identifying firms that have operations in Iran related to its energy or def...
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