Regulation
PBGC Adjusts Quarterly, Monthly Interest Rates
Interest rates for late payment liability, ERISA 4044 annuity discount rates and variable rate premiums have been adjusted, the PBGC announced.
Tag: Interest Rates
Asset Allocation
Navigating the New Bull Market: Be Careful but Not Bearish, Says LPL
The firm advises lowering exposure to stocks in preparation for a recession finally rolling in.
Debt Ceiling Measure Clears the Senate After Day of Debate
The bill, passed by a vote of 63 to 36, heads to President Biden for his signature ahead of the June 5 deadline default.
Research
Regional Banking Crisis? Not Happening, Natixis Says
The deposit flight has halted, and lending hasn’t suffered, the firm notes.
Asset Allocation
Insurers Eye Riskier Investments, One-Third Make Major Changes
Impact investing and longer-duration bonds are on the buy list, says Nuveen.
Asset Allocation
Corporate Pension Funds Are in Good Shape, So What’s the Worry?
Goldman’s Michael Moran warns against complacency and issues some warnings.
Dark Clouds Over Commercial Real Estate Don’t Frighten Allocators
Prices are down and dire forecasts abound, but asset owners plan to modestly boost their CRE exposure.
Risk
Property Loan Securities Are the Latest Problem
How reduced office occupancies and other obstacles slam the CMBS market.
Research
U.S. Asset Managers Fear Federal Reserve Rate Hikes Will Cause Recession
Asset managers are concerned that higher rates will spark a liquidity crisis and 27% fear that continued rate hikes will cause significant equity market losses, CoreData Research finds.
Asset Allocation
Why Apartment REITs Are Primed to Move Up
In the push for alts, the beaten-up multi-family segment is gaining popularity, says research shop Green Street.
Research
Slumping Leveraged Loans Are Expected to Rebound Late in 2023
M&A activity should come back in the second half, and so should this favorite borrowing instrument, according to JPM and Morgan Stanley.
Pensions
PIMCO Investment Managers Tell SCERA They Expect Debt to Bounce Back in 2023
The $3.2 billion Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement System’s investment committee heard a discussion about the current state of fixed income.
Pensions
How to Boost Diversification, From 2 Wise CIOs
Investment chiefs Jonathan Grabel of LACERA and Thomas Richards of the University of Missouri explain how they have broadened their portfolios’ range of investments.
Pensions
JPM: Reopen Corporate DB Plans or Stop Closing and Freezing Them
Sponsors no longer need to block new workers from defined benefit pensions, as the programs are an advantage, says a study.
Research
How the Investing World Is Changing for Good, and for Bad, per JPM’s Savant
An end to artificially low rates and globalization will have mixed results, strategist Michael Cembalest finds.