Allocator Insights Webinar August 17: Consultant’s View
Taylor Mammen, Heidi Poon, and David Tatkow will discuss the best opportunities for investors at 2 p.m.
Asset Allocation
Woodman, Don’t Spare That Tree: Lumber Price Spiral Is Now Over
The tab for this construction-centric wood, which figures in many asset allocators’ alt strategies, has dropped back as production finally expands.
Friday the 13th Turns Out to Be a Pretty Lucky Day for Stocks
The seemingly cursed day is mostly in the black, and does quite well when it occurs in August, LPL’s Detrick calculates.
NY State Pension Fund Scrutinizes Shale Oil, Gas Companies
The fund will evaluate 42 firms that it says are ill prepared for a transition to a low-carbon environment, including ConocoPhillips, Hess, and Marathon Oil.
Domestic Equities Weigh Down Japan’s Pension Giant
GPIF’s $1.7 trillion portfolio cools off to start fiscal 2021 after a historic 2020.
Goldman: Dollar Rally Will Fizzle
The greenback has advanced almost 4% since May, buts headwinds await, the firm warns.
Little-Known RhumbLine Advisers in Line for $1 Billion PRIM Allocation
An overallotment for State Street becomes a windfall for the female- and minority-owned firm.
Ceres Launches Program to Help Food Sector Reach Paris Agreement Goals
The group says the global food system accounts for one-third of the world’s emissions, and it wants institutional investors’ help to engage the highest polluters.
Is an Equal-Weighted Stock Index Better Than a Tech-Heavy One?
Nope, says Northern Trust’s asset management unit. But they both have big drawbacks.
Stocks Usually Stink in August, but Bonds…
Fixed income benefits from equities’ worst month, LPL says.
Some of the UK’s Largest Asset Managers Back Diversity Initiative
Asset Owner Diversity Charter signatories represent $1.3 trillion in assets under management.
What Is the 10-Year Treasury’s Falling Yield Telling Us?
Not that a slowing economy is ahead, says BCA Research. The answer, it thinks, is ‘more subtle.’
Taper Timing: Will the Fed Move … in September? December? Next Year?
Wall Street tries to divine when the central bank will start winding down its bond buying.
New Jersey Pension Fund Gambles on Bitcoin Miners
Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital investments could be a sign of crypto acceptance—and desperation.
Some Institutions Call Crypto Rat Poison, but Others Are Buying the Currency
Bitcoin bolster: Asset allocators seem to be fueling digital money’s recovery from its recent crash.