Market Moves
Lessons Learned from Global Financial Crisis Help LPs Bounce Back from COVID-19
Panel at Alternative Investment Summit reveals how much things have changed since March.
Tag: pandemic
Asset Management Culture
Pandemic Creates Watershed Moment for Sustainable Investing
Sustainalytics Founder Michael Jantzi says COVID-19 has been a catalyst for ESG investing.
Asset Allocation
North Carolina State Pension Hits Record $108.5 Billion Market Value
The fund’s portfolio has added nearly $15 billion in value since markets tumbled in March.
Pensions
Korean Pension Giant Weathers COVID-19 Crash During First Half
The $635.5 billion fund was aided by being overweight in fixed income and underweight in equities.
Research
ESG High-Yield Bonds Don’t Hurt Returns … But They Don’t Boost Them Either
Research from CIO Martin Fridson finds no statistically significant difference attributable to ESG factors.
Research
How COVID-19 Will Change the Investing Landscape
CPPIB says it’s critical for long-term investors to understand ‘generational shifts’ caused by the pandemic.
Market Moves
Say What? Long-Time Bear Becomes Bullish on the Economy
Growing household savings and unspent stimulus money buoy David Rosenberg, former Merrill economist.
Pensions
Local Government Pension Funded Ratios Hold Steady Amid COVID-19
But financial strains on governments could make it harder to pay required contributions.
Market Moves
This Rally Will Last a Long Time, Invesco Predicts
The economy and the stock market should be able to overcome the virus, say the firm’s strategists.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
State Pensions Entered Pandemic in Worse Position than in 2008
Report finds ‘overly optimistic’ assumed returns are more than 2 percentage points higher than they should be.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Loses $21 Billion in First Half
The Government Pension Fund Global lost 3.4%, underperforming a benchmark index, largely thanks to its roughly 70% allocation to equities.
Pensions
Pension Debt Expected to Surge Due to COVID-19 Volatility
Moody’s forecasts a 6% rise in total adjusted pension liabilities in 2020.
Market Moves
Pension Investing Strategies for a W-Shaped Recovery
If this is the calm between the storms, plan sponsors should consider adjusting their tactics.
Asset Allocation
Liking Gold’s Ascent? Just Wait for the Plunge, Study Warns
Duke’s Campbell Harvey charts the wacky ups and downs of the precious metal.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Maybe, Just Maybe, the Virus Woes Have Peaked
Commonwealth’s McMillan sees encouraging pandemic data, and thinks the recovery can continue.