Opinion
Affordable Housing Debt: An Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
The managing director of Impact Capital makes the case for reliable, low-risk investments financing multi-family housing.
Tag: Fixed-Income
News
Janus Henderson to Manage $45B Fixed-Income Portfolio for Guardian Life
The partnership will see Guardian seed $400 million for new fixed-income products at Janus.
Asset Allocation
Infrastructure, Real Assets Make Attractive Additions to Fixed-Income Portfolios
The asset classes can provide significant diversification and are uncorrelated with other fixed-income investments.
Alternatives
Investors Move More Into Alts Following Stock Surge
Illiquid asset classes are among those viewed as stable amid growing uncertainty about the U.S. economy and global public markets.
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.
Asset Allocation
Most Institutional Investors Underweight on Fixed Income
Per a survey from Managing Partners Group, 99% of investors plan to increase fixed-income allocations over the next 18 months.
Asset Allocation
UN Pension Fund Earns 13.7% Over 12 Months
The United Nations’ Joint Staff Pension Fund’s total asset value increased to $97.3 billion but did not meet its benchmark’s return.
Pensions
UN Pension Fund Earns 2.42% in May, up 3.29% Year to Date
The $91 billion pension fund’s performance was led by public equity, which returned more than 4% last month.
Research
Asset Managers Show Strong Efforts at DEI, Survey Finds
Callan study shows that 70% of them have a formal policy to deliver diversity, equity and inclusion.
Asset Allocation
Defined Benefit Plans Returned 4.47% in the First Quarter
Strong equities boosted returns for asset owners in the first quarter of 2024.
Asset Allocation
What Do Allocators Like in Choosing Hedge Funds?
A thumbs-up for long-short and market neutral, and down for ESG and crypto, says Agecroft Partners.
Corporate Moves
Chris Roth Named Northern Trust Asset Management’s CIO of Global Fixed Income
Roth joins the $1.2 trillion asset manager after almost a quarter-century at Morgan Stanley.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Pension Fund Global Rebounds in 2023, Still Misses Benchmark
Rallying equities helped the pension giant return 16.1% during the year, but it fell 18 basis points shy of its benchmark.
Asset Allocation
Institutional Investors Will Focus on Fixed Income in Search of Alpha, per Aeon Investments
Of surveyed institutional investors, 94% reported they will seek to increase holdings in the asset class.