Why June, Usually the 2nd Worst Month for Stocks, Is Doing Fine in 2018
The recovery from the market’s winter correction is aiding this month’s performance, so far.
News
Risk
Swarthmore Endowment Will Not Divest from Fossil Fuels
Board of managers upholds 1991 policy to seek financial results, not social objectives.
Asset Management Culture
Swedish Companies Boost Gender Diversity for Leaders
More than a third of board members and a quarter of executives in large corporations are female.
What Are the Odds the Fed Will Go Too Far?
It boosts rates as part of an ongoing drive, reminiscent of the pre-Great Recession hiking.
Newsmakers
Japan’s GPIF Reveals New Fee Structure
The world’s largest pension fund ‘drastically’ reduces its basic fee rate.
Australian Future Fund Real Estate Head Leaves
Sovereign wealth program divvies up his responsibilities among five officials.
Institutional Investors, Canadian Government Launch G7 Investors Group
Representing $6 trillion in AUM, the group aims to further G7 initiatives.
Market Moves
Paul Tudor Jones Says Stocks Will Be Boffo, but then … Look Out Below
Hedge fund star looks for ‘phenomenal’ year-end rally, with the Fed spoiling the party.
Investments Pour out of EM Funds, but Why?
The end of the emerging market boom doesn’t mean that these stocks are in a death spiral.
Risk
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to Issue Green Bonds
The ESG-related securities will contribute to the fund’s $2.3 billion renewable energy investment plans.
Recruitment Firm Staff Posed as Temps to Opt Workers Out of Pensions
TPR says the company tried to deny workers’ pensions to avoid benefits payments.
Newsmakers
Ray Dalio, James Cameron Launching Deep-Sea Exploration Program
OceanX will broadcast its discoveries via virtual classrooms, museum exhibits, and more.
Corporate Moves
SEC Names Caryn Kauffman as Chief Financial Officer
She has been climbing the agency’s ladder since 2013.
NextGen List of Tomorrow’s Asset Owner Leaders to Be Named by Chief Investment Officer
List replaces the 40 Under 40, highlighting 25 of the industry's best up-and-comers.
Bridgewater Is Bearish about 2019
The world’s largest hedge fund views rising interest rates and debt as big problems.