Asset Management Culture
TIAA Taps Thasunda Brown Duckett as CEO
She will become the first woman to helm the $1.3 trillion financial services giant.
Tag: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Market Moves
‘Forever’ Investor Buffett Ditches Stocks He Just Bought
Oracle’s Berkshire sells Barrick Gold and Pfizer, and expands Chevron stake despite his green leanings.
Growing Number of Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations Adding Bitcoin to Portfolios
The digital asset is gaining more acceptance among institutional investors.
CalSTRS Lambasts Exxon’s Red Ink and Carbon Capture Venture
The oil giant shows that it needs fresh faces in its boardroom, says the pension fund.
Alternatives
Bitcoin Will Never Be Real Money, Says UBS, Because It’s Too Volatile
Cryptocurrency isn’t a stable source of value, so people can’t depend on it, the bank’s top economist charges.
Asset Allocation
Dimon Frets Over Weak Recovery and Fintech Rivals
That’s even as the JPM chief just turned in record earnings, and bank stocks are almost recovered.
Russian Gets 12 Years in Prison for Hacking US Financial Institutions, Publishers
Andrei Tyurin targeted JPMorgan Chase Bank, E*TRADE, Scottrade, and The Wall Street Journal.
Market Moves
Market Already Has Priced in Good 2021 Earnings, Says Moody’s
Profit forecasts are heady for next year, after 2020’s bust. But it won’t boost stocks much, John Lonski says.
Alternatives
Bitcoin Could Replace Gold as a Refuge, BlackRock Says
The yellow metal now is in a funk, as the cryptocurrency keeps gaining.
Asset Allocation
How Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy Impacts Equity Markets
JPMorgan report says the impact of climate transition across and within sectors is likely to vary significantly.
Market Moves
Here’s a Bullish Call: JPM Says We’re Entering ‘Market Nirvana’
The bank credits split government, a possible vaccine, Fed actions, and possible trade war abatement.
Why Wild and Crazy Bitcoin May Become a Pension Portfolio Fixture
Retirement funds and other institutions are gradually warming to cryptocurrencies.
Market Moves
Maybe a Biden Cap Gains Hike Won’t Keelhaul the Stock Market
Despite investor qualms, equities should keep heading north, JPM predicts.
Regulation
JPMorgan Chase to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Settle Trade Manipulation Charges
Bank avoids criminal charges by agreeing to record $920.2 million CFTC fine and a $35 million SEC fine.
Newsmakers
Yeah, and Larry Fink Doesn’t Like Remote Work, Either
BlackRock chief says homebound labor stifles cooperation and erodes corporate culture.