Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Invests Over $2.6 Billion in Alts in December
The Common Retirement Fund allocates nearly half of the month’s commitments to real estate investments.
News
Regulation
Biden Digital Asset Executive Order Aims to Tame Crypto
White House provides guidelines that seek to harness the positive aspects of crypto while mitigating its abuse.
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Risk
Maybe an Inverted Yield Curve Isn’t an Ill Portent
The Fed has distorted the Treasury landscape, says a Bernstein savant. Without its bond buying, the 10-year would be yielding 3.7%.
Asset Allocation
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Earns 11.28% in 2021
Canadian pension plan tops benchmark as asset value grows to C$114.4 billion.
Regulation
Crypto Companies Charged in $44 Million Ponzi Scheme
The owners of EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus and Jet-Coin face charges of wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, among others.
Risk
Food Inflation Is Bad, but Should Level Off Near-Term, Says Shepherdson
Agricultural price rises are nothing like oil’s, reasons the Pantheon Macro economist.
Newsmakers
Stanford Launches Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing
Ashby Monk gives CIO an inside look into the new initiative.
Newsmakers
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund to Exclude Chinese Firm Over Human Rights Abuses
Norges Bank says the risk is too high that sportswear and equipment maker Li Ning may be using forced labor.
Risk
Jobless Claims Shrink Amid Labor Shortages, but Market Shrugs
Powell charges that the tight employment situation is ‘unhealthy.’
Asset Allocation
Up and Coming Biotech Innovations Investors Should Know About
Investors name some key companies and strategies they see promise in.
Newsmakers
Bill Proposes Ban on Institutional Investments in Russia
The IMPAIR Russia Act would prohibit institutional investors from investing in Russian entities.
Newsmakers
Three Australian Funds Merge to Create the Country’s Second-Largest Retirement Fund
Officials hope that the mergers will reduce management fees and increase retiree benefits.
Risk
Investing in War-Leery European Stocks ‘Makes Sense,” Yardeni Says
The Ukraine problem has pulled down stocks on the Continent more than in the U.S.
Newsmakers
Bipartisan House Bill Would Allow Annuities as 401(k) Default Options
Separate bicameral proposed legislation aims to boost auto-enrollment retirement plan participation.