P&I wins regional gold, silver ASBPE awards
April 25, 2023 04:10:44 PMP&I employees were recognized by the American Society of Business Publication Editors with two regional awards.
McLane Company hit with ERISA suit over record-keeping fees, investment selection
April 25, 2023 02:40:31 PMTwo employees of McLane Company Inc. filed a lawsuit in a Waco, Texas, federal court alleging ERISA violations.
Israel's sovereign wealth fund adds head of management
April 25, 2023 12:21:51 PMLena Krupalnik was named the top investment executive at Israel's sovereign wealth fund.
Money market managers rebrand almost $1 trillion of funds as ESG
April 25, 2023 12:08:09 PMMoney market funds targeting European clients have quietly been reclassifying their legal status to market themselves as promoters of ESG.
Oklahoma Firefighters commits $20 million to buyout fund
April 25, 2023 10:48:29 AMU.K. asks money managers to engage with cladding companies after deadly fire
April 24, 2023 02:31:48 PMThe U.K. government wrote to the largest money managers asking them to engage with cladding companies following a London fire.
U.S. regulators propose strengthening oversight of non-banks
April 24, 2023 01:53:09 PMThe Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a proposal that would improve its ability to oversee non-bank financial institutions.
Miami fire and police pension plan adds infrastructure target after allocation review
April 21, 2023 02:52:13 PMMiami Firefighters' and Police Officers' Retirement Trust created a new target for core infrastructure and increased its target to private debt.
Hedge funds pull in $9.1 billion in Q1 for first positive flows in a year – HFR
April 21, 2023 01:34:18 PMThe global hedge fund industry saw net inflows of $9.1 billion in the first quarter, the first such positive flows since the first quarter of 2022.
MUFG seeks to buy alternative asset firms to match client flows
April 21, 2023 10:25:02 AMMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is seeking to acquire alternative asset managers as more client money flows into non-traditional investments.
Norway sovereign wealth fund posts 5.9% first-quarter return
April 21, 2023 10:15:22 AMNorway's Government Pension Fund Global returned 5.9% in the first quarter, driven by positive equity market returns and currency movements.
SVB collapse not a contagion, but will lead to more banking rules – AlTi CIO
April 21, 2023 08:00:00 AMThe recent woes at SVB and other banks are unlikely to spread, but banks will likely face increased regulations, said AlTi's CIO Nancy Curtin.
OneDigital, others look to snap up regional banks' 401(k) businesses
April 19, 2023 03:37:14 PMOneDigital and other "aggregators" are looking to buy the retirement businesses of regional banks.
Sweden's Alecta posts first-quarter gains despite U.S. bank-related losses
April 19, 2023 02:54:09 PMAlecta recorded a 3.9% return in the first quarter despite losses from U.S. bank exposures.
BofA: Managers growing more bearish on credit crunch worries
April 19, 2023 01:54:01 PMFund managers have grown more bearish after several months of increased optimism as expectations of a credit crunch cause more aversion to risk.
Look East for growth, diversification, Matthews Asia CEO says
April 19, 2023 01:45:32 PMEmerging market stocks offer higher growth prospects and diversification to institutional portfolios, said Matthews Asia CEO Cooper Abbott.
Norwegian wealth fund CEO warns of continued volatility, low or negative returns
April 18, 2023 12:21:52 PMNorges Bank Investment Management' CEO Nicolai Tangen warned that volatile markets could last for a few years.
‘No growth to a mild recession scenario for 2023,' Breckinridge CIO says
April 17, 2023 02:36:28 PMInstitutional investors are shifting their focus from inflation and interest rate concerns to growth expectations, said Breckinridge’s CIO.
Redemptions curbed from non-traded REITs
April 17, 2023 06:00:00 AMBlackstone, other alternatives firms pursued retail investors — and now are rationing exits.
Secondary exchanges aim to offer liquidity to REITs
April 17, 2023 06:00:00 AMBlackstone, KKR, Starwood and other non-traded REITs prompt investors to look for new secondary market exchanges
Sustainable development goals 'are slipping from our grasp,' U.N. official warns
April 14, 2023 02:58:11 PMUnited Nations sustainable development goals "are slipping from our grasp" in an increasingly flawed global financial system, a top U.N. official warned.
529 plan offering FDIC-insured accounts unfazed by banking crisis
April 14, 2023 08:30:00 AMMy529, a Utah-based 529 plan, said the banking crisis has not affected its comfort in working with two banks to offer FDIC-insured accounts.
U.K. growth flatlines in February as worker strikes hit output
April 13, 2023 12:50:57 PMU.K. GDP growth was flat in February, below consensus estimates and down from January figures, as worker strikes weighed on output.
IACPM: Managers worry about credit deterioration, recession
April 13, 2023 05:00:00 AMCredit portfolio managers are concerned about global credit deterioration and see a recession as a strong possibility by the end of the year.
New Jersey Division of Investment appoints head of private credit
April 12, 2023 03:47:56 PMBrad Johnson was hired as head of private credit for the New Jersey Division of Investment.