Market Moves
US Stocks Fall After Tariff Announcement
The major indices declined as trade war threats, previously seen as a negotiating tactic, have become a reality.
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Asset Allocation
With Interest Rates Elevated, It’s Time for Fixed Income
Investors are upping their allocations and focused largely on U.S.-based investments.
Alternatives
Is the Shine Coming Off of Private Credit’s ‘Golden Age’?
Private credit funds are sitting on piles of money, but the slowdown in M&A is having an impact.
Pensions
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.
Market Moves
Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish US Sovereign Wealth Fund
The fund, about which there are few details, will be established by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce over the next 12 months.
Asset Allocation
U.S. Corporate Pension Funds Ended 2024 Strong
Aggregate funded status was at 100% for 2024, the first time since before the Global Financial Crisis that pension funds closed the year fully funded or better, per data from WTW.
Market Moves
Rate Cut Hopes Squashed by December Payroll Data
The U.S. added 256,000 jobs, considerably more than the 155,000 expected, lowering the chances of interest rate cuts this year.
Asset Allocation
Equity Strength May Come From More Than Just Mag 7 in 2025
Investors expect a stock rally to continue in 2025, fueled by deregulation and tax cuts, while watching policy closely.
Asset Allocation
The Plethora of Unknowns Means Questions for Bond Investors in 2025
Private and global credit offerings could provide diversification as debt markets deal with political and policy uncertainty.
Asset Allocation
Private Markets May See a Brighter 2025
Hopes for more M&A activity could lead to more deals and liquidity.