Risk

State and federal legislation aims to prohibit public funds from investing in the country.

Many corporations outsource their IT functions, which makes them especially vulnerable, an ISS report finds.

The undisclosed stake is part of the sovereign wealth fund’s plan to boost its arts and culture offerings.

The market does get cases of the heebie-jeebies, but in recent times, these have been temporary.

U.S. consumers usually reduce taking out loans in a slump, so one likely winner in the coming downturn, per BCA’s Papic, is homebuilders’ stocks.

This relatively new alternative asset class had a 2.7% rate for loan non-payments in the second quarter, a Proskauer study says.

The futures markets say September. Meanwhile, forget about Powell’s 2.0% target.

The loans yield around 10% yearly, a big enticement to investors, and borrower demand is high, according to Turning Rock Partners.

Nope. Same-sizing the portfolio members means steeper drops and less robust outperformances, says Sam Stovall.

Allocators should insist that companies adopt firm principles to thwart privacy problems, false information and other threats from ascendant artificial intelligence, study says.

Macro concerns like wars also loom large for them, a Morningstar survey finds.

Despite the exit of some major firms, asset managers representing $4.6 trillion say they remain committed to the initiative.