Market Moves
The Market’s Reaction to a Delayed Vote Conclusion? Not Good, Says UBS
The 2000 ballot-count mess teaches that stocks will slump and volatility will rise. But there’s a bright side.
Tag: Volatility
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.
The Madness of Crowds: How to Cope with Today’s Faster Volatility
A number of strategies to navigate this new chaotic terrain fall short, but others come out OK if you don’t want to beat the market.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Roller Coaster Markets Don’t Dampen Investor Optimism
Despite whipsaw market volatility, financial professionals expect only modest declines in 2020.
CIO Roundtable (Part 3): The Coronavirus’ Chain Reaction on Asset Allocation, Modern Society, and Portfolio Performance
Chief investment officers discuss their approaches in keeping their asset allocation strategies distinct when asset performance is out of control.
CIO Roundtable (Part 2): Alternative Investment Performance in an Alternative Environment
Chief investment officers from leading institutions share their insights on alternative asset dynamics stimulated by the coronavirus pandemic.
CIO Roundtable (Part 1): How Top Asset Allocators are Dealing with Today’s Volatile Market
Asset allocators from the most prominent US institutions offer wisdom and advice to the industry and discuss the pandemic’s effects on their funds.
Asset Allocation
Will the Election Make the Stock Market Volatile?
One-third of investors in poll expect choppy prices as 2020 rolls on.
Asset Allocation
Share Buybacks to Slide 15% in 2019 and 5% Next Year, Says Goldman
Earnings dip, high corporate debt, and gloomy CEOs are to blame, the firm believes.
Factor Investing Doesn’t Always Deliver the Magic
Its different strategies can range from dynamic to sleepy.
Asset Allocation
Look Out, Volatility May Be Making a Comeback
Why? The era of low VIX readings has lasted longer than normal, and there’s the unending trade war.
Risk
Oxford Endowment ‘Flat’ in 2018, But Surpasses Long-Term Targets
University’s £3.4 billion fund described last year as ‘volatile and challenging.’
CalPERS Investment Returns Are in Negative Territory
The largest US pension plan—and smaller ones across the country—are affected by market volatility that has lowered investment returns.
Risk
Church of England Pensions Board to Slash 50% of Its Public Equity
Agency to de-risk from stocks in favor of infrastructure, greater diversification.