Though the two ultimately returned to their party and kept the Senate in the Democrats' hands, the Democratic leadership remains fractured, which may hamper fund-raising.
A general lack of expertise about ESG/SRI funds hampers fund managers and investors alike in understanding how to research products and innovate in this space.
With the economic downturn hampering fund-raising, the group has managed to raise only about $6 million.
The issue of disclosure has hampered fund-raising on the Democratic side in the past.
Also, bond funds are hampered by the illiquid nature of the high-yield market when there are the periodic flights to quality, as we saw in the past year.
In other words, Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign committee could technically continue to raise money towards retiring her debt but with little involvement on her part — which could severely hamper those fund raising efforts.
If Mr. Strauss-Kahn is consumed defending his job over the next few weeks or months, these officials said, it would hamper the fund's ability to move as quickly as it needs to in responding to the crisis.
A strategy such as CalSTRS is considering raises the question of whether such a move would hamper the fund's ability to meet its investment target of 7.5%, which is in line with other pension plans but is what analysts consider aggressive nonetheless.
Their missions also hamper their fund-raising efforts.
Members of the black caucus have been quoted as saying that the Shays-Meehan bill might hamper their fund-raising for independent voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives.
