Special Report: Why Mortgage-Backed Securities Will Shrug Off Higher Rates
These bonds, undergirded by pools of home loans, benefit from the zest to nest, federal support, and other forces.
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Exclusive Coverage: CIOs Assess How Pension Fund Investors Can Be Successful After COVID-19
Better governance, flexibility, and clever investment strategies and solutions can prepare pension funds for the future, plan leaders say.
The Commodities Rally: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Goldman Sachs says the sector is a great investment going forward, as prices will keep rising, up 15.5% for the next 12 months.
World’s Top Carbon Offenders Need to Step Up, Says Investor Group
Investors managing more than $54 trillion says firms require clear short- and medium-term targets and related capital expenditures.
Racial Wealth Gap Between Black, White Americans Remains Wide
Survey finds 71% of white Americans own stocks, compared with 55% of Black Americans.
CFA Institute Launches Certificate in ESG Investing
The program, backed by the UN PRI, aims to help professionals integrate ESG factors into the investing process.
Stock-Driven Hedge Funds Were Popular in 2020
Pension plans and other big investors favor the alpha-generating chops that equity strategies showed in the bull market, an Agecroft study shows.
Swiss Bank Admits to Helping US Clients Evade Taxes
Zuirch-based 271-year-old private bank Rahn+Bodmer will pay $22 million to settle charges it defrauded the IRS.
SEC Seeks Climate Change Disclosure Input
Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee is calling for SEC staff and the public to evaluate rules on ESG-related disclosures.
AIF Institute Launches Center for ESG, Sustainable Investing
BlackRock, Natixis Investment Managers will serve as founding faculty members.
Exclusive Coverage: Why the US Dollar Will Stay on Top
Celebrated economist Dambisa Moyo, at a CIO virtual event, describes how America’s strengths should outweigh its downsides, to the buck’s benefit.
Cryptocurrencies Still a Speculator’s Game, Warns S&P Global
But central bank digital currencies could disrupt the banking industry’s business model.
QSuper, Sunsuper to Form $155 Billion Australian Superannuation Fund
The deal will create one of the most significant mergers of its kind, the plans say.
Owning Bonds Is ‘Stupid,’ and They’re in a ‘Bubble,’ Says Ray Dalio
Small yields, high prices, and too much supply spell trouble, hedge fund chief warns.
Big Oil Strikes Back at ESG
A Texas bill would force the state’s retirement systems to divest from companies that divest from fossil fuels.