Carlyle hires BlackRock's McNeely to work with big clients
July 01, 2022 03:28:04 PMCarlyle Group hired executive Doug McNeely from BlackRock to work with major clients, including pension funds and endowments.
Texas Employees sets $140 million for 3 funds
July 01, 2022 01:40:42 PMManagers see demand for innovation
July 01, 2022 10:00:00 AMIn response to strong client demand, outsourced CIO managers are developing new investment strategies or enhancing existing approaches.
Commentary: The elephant in the room — relative return equity management
July 01, 2022 07:30:00 AMThe current moment is ripe for fresh public equity implementation ideas.
Higher fees in rollover IRAs could cost investors thousands of dollars – Pew study
June 30, 2022 12:07:39 PMInvestors who roll their workplace retirement savings into IRAs could lose thousands of dollars over time due to differences in fees.
Grayscale sues SEC after regulator rejects spot bitcoin ETF
June 30, 2022 11:45:28 AMGrayscale Investments filed a lawsuit against the SEC, challenging its decision to deny the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an ETF.
Commentary: Asset managers need to work together to effect real change
June 30, 2022 08:15:00 AMMore needs to be done on the biggest challenges facing our planet, and asset managers must work together to help make it happen.
Franklin Templeton explores opening office in Saudi Arabia
June 29, 2022 03:38:38 PMFranklin Templeton is looking to establish an office in Saudi Arabia to deepen its access to the Middle East's largest economy.
Magna International shifts to Fidelity index funds in 401(k) plan
June 29, 2022 03:29:04 PMMorningstar Sustainalytics buys Aquantix
June 29, 2022 01:47:22 PMMorningstar Sustainalytics acquired Aquantix, a climate risk data provider for the real estate and mortgage lending industries.
Private lenders are offering cheaper debt than Wall Street banks
June 29, 2022 12:25:47 PMPrivate debt is now the cheaper financing option for big-ticket leveraged borrowers than the ailing public market, upending industry norms.
Navigating Portfolios in a Dynamic and Evolving Market
June 29, 2022 11:05:00 AMSigns that inflation will ebb have not been arriving fast enough and the Federal Reserve has shifted to a more aggressive stance with raising interest rates. This is despite the impact of non-core items on overall inflation, as all as current signs pointing to a more fragile consumer and increased risk of recession.
Consumers appear increasingly stressed, relying more on credit and decreasing their rate of savings. Additional rate hikes, in combination with still-high inflation, will further pressure consumers and negatively impact growth, this year and next.
Join us as MetLife Investment Management’s Chief Market Strategist shares insights on inflation, the Fed’s current and planned actions and the outlook for a potential recession. MIM’s Portfolio Manager of Investment Grade Fixed Income offers his thinking on how institutional investors should consider positioning their portfolio during this dynamic phase of the markets, particularly as fixed income investing is facing challenges not seen in decades. This discussion will work through the complexities of the evolving fixed income market today, and provide perspective for the remainder of the year.CLO managers use ‘print-and-sprint' to profit from cheap loans
June 28, 2022 03:51:02 PMThe biggest buyers of leveraged loans are looking to repeat a strategy that generated gains of more than 60% during the early part of the pandemic.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management names senior investment specialist
June 27, 2022 02:53:08 PMDaniel Yem joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a senior investment specialist for business and product strategy in the DC business.
Venture funding set to hit lowest level since 2020
June 27, 2022 02:48:41 PMVenture capital-backed startups raised far fewer rounds of funding during the past three months than late last year and early this year.
Adam Perlaky of World Gold Council | Canadian Pension Risk Strategies 2022
June 27, 2022 01:39:13 PMNew York State Common allocates $1.6 billion
June 27, 2022 12:57:50 PMNuveen launches carbon-transition ETF
June 24, 2022 04:14:05 PMNuveen launched an actively managed ETF focused on the global economy's transition to net-zero.
CalSTRS asks SEC to include Scope 3 emission disclosures in proposed rules
June 24, 2022 03:49:07 PMCalSTRS wants the SEC to strengthen its proposed climate disclosure rules for public U.S. companies, it said in its formal comment.
Trackinsight posts tribute to late CEO Jean-Rene Giraud
June 24, 2022 02:15:56 PMJean-Rene Giraud, founding CEO of Trackinsight, a global ETF analysis platform, died of a heart attack June 16.
CEM Benchmarking looks to create global reporting standard
June 24, 2022 09:33:50 AMCEM Benchmarking has launched an initiative to create a new global reporting standard for institutional investors.
Northern Trust appoints global head of digital assets and financial markets group
June 23, 2022 03:41:38 PMJustin Chapman was named global head of Northern Trust's new digital assets and financial markets group, effective immediately.
IndexIQ launches first active semitransparent ETFs
June 23, 2022 03:15:44 PMIndexIQ launched its first active semitransparent ETFs, the IQ Winslow Large Cap Growth ETF and IQ Winslow Focused Large Cap Growth ETF.
VanEck launches CLO ETF subadvised by PineBridge
June 23, 2022 12:01:00 AMVanEck announced the launch of an ETF designed to offer investors exposure to the $1 trillion collateralized loan obligation market.
BlackRock offers feedback to SEC on climate-risk disclosure proposal
June 22, 2022 04:12:54 PMBlackRock said it supports climate-risk mandates but is concerned the SEC's proposed rules will undermine the regulator's goals.