01/02/2018
How Big Advisory Firms Are Adding More Women
With women representing less than 20% of advisors and minorities just 10%, the industry has much room for improvement — which some firms readily acknowledge and are working hard to address
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/30/2017
2018 Sneak Peek: What to Expect of Impact Investing
So what’s in store for 2018? Penta asked executives at four leading institutions for their thoughts:
12/29/2017
Market conduct enforcement activity back on the rise - RESEARCH
Financial markets are learning from past mistakes but regulators are being increasingly firm on individuals.
12/28/2017
RESEARCH: Asset Managers Are Forced to Adapt
Major competitive and regulatory developments with asset managers prevail, while interest rates are a key trend for financials in general.
12/28/2017
It’s time to address the double standard about tax havens
Switzerland tops the list of the Tax Justice Network’s financial secrecy index—and the United States comes in third. European Union (EU) member states Germany and Luxembourg also fall in the top 10.
12/28/2017
Where are they now? The 12 members of the original 1896 Dow Jones industrial average
This index has seen a lot of turnover in its history, and only one of the original 12 members still holds a spot in it.
12/28/2017
Why Celebrities Make Bad Investments
Many athletes think the good times will last forever.
12/28/2017
10 states with the worst pensions under a risk-free model
Instead of the average 7.34 discount rate, ALEC maintains a risk-free rate of 2.14 percent
12/28/2017
U.S. public pension assets rise to $3.691 trln in 3rd qtr -Census
Governments made up 76.4 percent of the $44.2 billion in contributions, compared to 70 percent last quarter, while employee contributions comprised the rest.
12/27/2017
Can electric cars and an expanding global economy power the next commodity supercycle?
Besides the expected ramp-up in electric vehicle manufacturing, economists are predicting that rising global economic growth will make 2018 the year when base metals shine
12/27/2017
Private ski resorts come with big price tags. Have tens of thousands but not millions? You can rent
Its skiable terrain includes groomed runs for novices and steep couloirs bordered by 800-foot-tall cliffs.
12/26/2017
Tax Reform Will Be Boon for U.S. Economy, Says Merrill Lynch Strategist
Donald Trump deserves credit as of the the U.S.’s most important presidents, said David Woo at a Calcalist conference
12/26/2017
These were New York’s priciest real estate sales in 2017
Another buyer paid $65.6 million for an 85th-floor unit — the second-highest housing sale.
12/26/2017
Where fintech dollars will go in 2018
The research was commissioned by the global fintech provider Fraedom.
12/26/2017
Multi-family Office Founder, Chairman Attributes Hedge Funds to Crypto-correction
Markets beginning to stabilize following massive week-long plunge.
12/26/2017
Surprise, Surprise: Why Pension Fund Changes Could Be Bad News in a Bear
Canaccord Genuity's Brian Reynolds explains that the tweaks to its allocation likely reflect what the portfolio already looks like given stock market gains.
12/25/2017
Warren Buffett is more often right than wrong, but maybe not on hedge funds
Buffett may have won his bet against hedge funds, but there is a case to be made to invest in hedge funds on a selective basis
12/25/2017
Future looking bright for active management
Managers eye expected lower markets as way to draw investors from passive push
12/21/2017
The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018
Co-authored by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice (T&C), the report considers developing countries as both sources and recipients of FDI. The analysis examines the a
12/21/2017
"It's Everyone's Game." Now This Hedge Fund Billionaire Is Giving for Soccer
Much of Griffin’s past giving has gone to Chicago-based organizations.