What’s Buzzy: Cathie Wood Likes T-Bonds Over Large Caps
The doyenne of disruption thinks deflation will change the game board. Except for her beloved Tesla.
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Madoff Victim Fund Distributes Another $568 Million
The seventh distribution brings the total compensation to victims of the world’s largest Ponzi scheme to more than $3.7 billion.
Job Posts Suggest Franklin Templeton Is Ramping Up Crypto Investing
The asset manager, which has over $1.55 trillion in AUM, is looking to hire a cryptocurrency trader and cryptocurrency analyst.
How Nashville and Davidson County Pension System Got 115% Funded
CIO Fadi BouSamra expects to add two more venture capital funds by the end of the year.
LPL Financial CIO Burt White to Retire in 2022
He will step down in March after 15 years with the firm.
Yale Chooses CIO from Within
Venture capital director Matthew S. T. Mendelsohn has been tapped to lead the $31.2 billion endowment.
War of the Celeb Investors: Cathie Wood vs. Michael Burry
The Big Short seer bets against the momentum queen’s suddenly weak ETF.
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.
Some of the UK’s Largest Asset Managers Back Diversity Initiative
Asset Owner Diversity Charter signatories represent $1.3 trillion in assets under management.
Exclusive: Hartford HealthCare Posts a Healthy 33.5% Gain Despite Industry Pains
Investment Committee Chair David Roth gives high praise to CIO David Holmgren for the return.
Why Private Equity Is Building an Arsenal of Giant New Funds
The buyout firms are increasingly popular among institutional investors—Carlyle just raised $27 billion.
Scuttled! Antitrust Concerns Foil Aon-Willis Merger
Despite winning regulatory approval of the combination from the European Commission, the firms have reached an impasse with the US Department of Justice, says Aon CEO Greg Case.
CIO Summer Hiring Continues to Sizzle
Sammons Financial, Aspen Insurance, and Insigneo are the latest firms to appoint new CIOs.
Investment Firm CEO Gets 5 Years in Prison for Securities Fraud
L-R Managers co-founder Donald LaGuardia has also been ordered to pay $6.6 million in fines and restitution.