Market Drilldown
These Days, Institutional Investors Eye China Warily
U.S. and Canadian allocators no longer pile into Chinese assets.
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Amid a Dark Night of Hacks, Cybersecurity Stocks’ Prospects Look Bright
Network breaches are becoming all too common, so the defenders at the ramparts are now a must-have service.
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Is Big Oil’s Renewable Energy Push Credible—and Good for Investors?
Exxon and its kin were laggard stocks for a long time, but now they enjoy flush revenue and strong share prices. The bet: Their clean fuels may give them better stability.
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So When Will Stocks and Bonds Un-Link?
It’s a rarity for the two main asset classes, almost always negatively correlated, to perform a duet. Here’s what allocators can do about that.
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LDI Push to Lower Stock Exposure Reaches Its Destination
The de-risking trend has seen equities cut in half since 2008, to around 30% of assets, and Milliman thinks that’s where it will stay.
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This Decade Will Be a Downer for the Stock Market: Heard That One Before?
Historically, bad news and painful slumps like today’s inspire blah predictions. Funny thing how wrong they’ve been.
Shop Talk
With a Recession Enroute, Should Pension Funds Be Worried?
Maybe not, data from WTW and others show. Despite some losses lately, they remain in resilient shape. Here’s how.
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Global Biodiversity: A Stable Ecosystem Yields Stable Economics
The U.N. General Assembly unveiled a 10-point plan on financing biodiversity, showing how reversing biodiversity loss helps stop the spread of poverty.
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Investment Consultants Reevaluate Priorities as Several Long-Tenured, Top Names Change Firms
COVID, growing shift to OCIO and other factors fueled ’Great Resignation.’
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What Consultants Tell Clients About Navigating Treacherous ESG Shoals
Asset allocators and managers need guidance at a time sustainability has become a hot political topic.
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The Rise of 3rd Party Search Firms That Find Consultants
The process of bringing in the right investment advisers for asset allocators has reoriented how the consulting industry does business.
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The Problem with Pulling Out of China
Many U.S. and other nations’ companies are thinking about transferring elsewhere. Easier said than done. Investors could be collateral damage.
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Our Data, Ourselves
Allocators are facing new questions on valuations in light of recent market volatility. Some say the market stress could provide a new opportunity to improve fund governance.
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Why U.S. Efforts to Regain Chip Dominance Are Uphill
The American semiconductor industry ceded the lead to Asian rivals long ago, and now it is scrambling to catch up.
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Rich Mall, Poor Mall: Darwin Comes to Retail Meccas
As the contraction of once-popular shopping centers continues, it’s the lower-end ones that get ejected.
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Pensions Reassess Long-Term Outlooks as Volatility and Inflation Remain High
Market conditions could push some plan sponsors to consider risk transfers sooner, but funded status remains a key concern.