09/05/2019
Mastering the operational challenges of hybrid funds by Umer Malik, SS&C
The idea of having access to both liquid and illiquid investment strategies through a single vehicle is appealing to both individual and institutional investors.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/03/2019
The Top 30 Largest Foreign Holders Of U.S. Treasury Debt: Japan Surpasses China
Other major countries holding U.S. treasuries include the United Kingdom ($341.1 billion), Brazil ($311.7 billion), Ireland ($262.1 billion), Switzerland ($232.9 billion), Luxembourg ($231 billion), Cayman Islands ($226.6 billion), Hong Kong ($215.6 billi
09/02/2019
Fund management chiefs hit by big pay cuts in 2018
Sector reins in awards but CEO remuneration still faces scrutiny
09/02/2019
Top 20 pension funds’ AUM declines for first time in seven years
Assets under management (AUM) at the world’s largest pension funds fell in value by 0.4%
09/02/2019
Fund managers slash exposure to global equities on trade war fears
US 30-year Treasury plunges to record low
08/30/2019
Both sides of the same coin? Examining the rise of sponsor-to-sponsor deals
Sponsor-to-sponsor deals involve PE firms on both sides of a transaction – buy side and sell side.
08/29/2019
Investor confidence down by 8.7 points in August
“Investors are expressing renewed risk aversion in the midst of heightened volatility in the financial markets and a renewed inversion of the treasury yield curve.”
08/28/2019
Investment market update - what’s happening beneath the scaremongering headlines?
Nobody knows the answer but we are anticipating that, at some point, markets may become too negative and provide investors with a good opportunity to add risk.
08/28/2019
RESEARCH: InFocus Report Outlines Latest Cyber Risks
Biometric data regulation varies at the state level and has been a focus of U.S. federal and international legislators and regulators
08/27/2019
Trump says he won't jeopardise US wealth on climate dreams
US president has reversed environmental protections put in place by his Democratic predecessor
08/27/2019
SEI embraces intelligent automation
This is possible because it can help businesses to better streamline workflows, reduce redundancies, and overcome the growing complexity of data management.
08/26/2019
Blame The Fed For The Coming Pension Fund Crisis
More pensioners + fewer workers = pension funding shortfall.
08/26/2019
Je ne regret rien by Gary Dugan
The fact that the US needs the rest of the world to buy its debt to fund its largesse of overspending and nonsense tax cuts is of course forgotten.
08/26/2019
5 Best Ways to Send Money [#2 Is Totally Free]
This year remittances from the developed world to less wealthy countries will total $550 billion, the World Bank expects.
08/25/2019
Should retirees spend more and worry less?
Study found more than half of retired Australians restrict their spending to less than what the age pension would provide, and many, possibly up to a third, live in poverty. This is not what successful retirement looks like.
08/25/2019
17 investment advisers offer likes, dislikes and insights
Likes: Emerging markets, including China; dividend-paying U.S. stocks; global Real Estate Investment Trusts; McDonald's; Johnson & Johnson; Chevron Dislikes: High-yield corporate bonds; U.S. industrials like Boeing and Caterpillar
08/23/2019
Fund manager communication critical for investors, study finds
CoreData Research, which carried out the study, said that the ability of asset managers to communicate effectively could be the difference between retaining and losing clients.
08/22/2019
Hedge Funds Have Already Bled $55.9 Billion This Year
Event-driven funds fared best; long/short equity funds suffer
08/21/2019
US National Cyber Risk Score Remains Stable, Though Improvements Still Needed
Creating opportunities for improved knowledge and richer discourse is an important objective of the U.S. Chamber’s cybersecurity initiatives.
08/20/2019
Finance Needs People Who Work Well With Robots
Artificial intelligence is displacing jobs, but also creating new ones.