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Goldman Sachs sells its first ESG bonds
ESG FEB 11, 2021
Goldman Sachs sells its first ESG bonds

Strong investor demand for sustainable investments pushes offering at the last minute up by $50 million to $800 million.

SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges
ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2021
SEC wants independent monitor to run GPB amid fraud charges

The regulator wants to install an industry veteran to run GPB to monitor its assets in auto dealerships and make sure investor interests are protected.

GameStop lawsuits allege 'conspiracy' bigger than Robinhood
ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2021
GameStop lawsuits allege 'conspiracy' bigger than Robinhood

Legal experts say the cases will have a monumental challenge overcoming motions to dismiss. The lawsuits allege online brokerages entered into an agreement and conspiracy to prevent the market from operating normally.

Bond returns have 60/40 managers turning to FX
FIXED INCOME FEB 08, 2021
Bond returns have 60/40 managers turning to FX

The traditional mix of 60% equities and 40% bonds has come under threat of late as losses in the stock market are sometimes met with little more than a shrug in U.S. Treasuries, rather than a rally that protects the entire portfolio.

ESG credentials in demand by pension funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 08, 2021
ESG credentials in demand by pension funds

Survey finds most institutional investors look for sustainable investing and diversity criteria when hiring equity managers.

As markets get frothier, advisers migrate toward alternatives
ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2021
As markets get frothier, advisers migrate toward alternatives

Survey shows 98% of advisers plan to increase or maintain client allocations to alts in the year ahead; the strategies most likely to see an increase in allocation are real estate, private equity and private credit.

SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2021
SEC, Feds charge senior GPB executives with fraud

GPB raised $1.8 billion from investors starting in 2013 through sales of private partnerships, but it has not paid investors steady returns, called distributions, since 2018.

Northern Trust accounts for ESG factors now in the spotlight
ESG FEB 04, 2021
Northern Trust accounts for ESG factors now in the spotlight

In setting the firm's SRI strategy, Mike Hunstad offers invetors risk control that he said competitors often ignore.

BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 03, 2021
BDC sales tank in 2020 after product performs poorly

Broker-dealers sold just $362.3 million in nontraded BDCs last year, the least since 2010, which was the year after the first product was launched, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc.

Buckle up! The GameStop saga isn't going away
OPINION JAN 29, 2021
Buckle up! The GameStop saga isn't going away

The real fun is just getting started, now that everybody and their mother knows what a short squeeze is.

Ray Dalio considers cryptocurrencies for new funds
ALTERNATIVES JAN 29, 2021
Ray Dalio considers cryptocurrencies for new funds

The Bridgewater Associates founder calls Bitcoin ‘one hell of an invention.’ But he says that he finds it challenging to put a value on digital assets and that cryptocurrencies are probably vulnerable to being hacked.

It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks
ALTERNATIVES JAN 27, 2021
It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks

Since the GameStop stock options frenzy that quietly began early this month and exploded over the past week, some traders have followed by investing in other shorted stocks, with prices surging far past the returns seen in the indexes that include them.

Q4 2020 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2021
Q4 2020 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds

Q4 2020 Top Equity Mutual Funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2021
Q4 2020 Top Equity Mutual Funds

Labor rule on ESG already trimming fund options for retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2021
Labor rule on ESG already trimming fund options for retirement plans

Some retirement plan advisers have cut green investing options from 401(k) plans following Trump's last-minute rule change.

Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers
FINTECH JAN 27, 2021
Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers

Fidelity's new technology is designed to help advisers create ESG model portfolios and engage clients with impact investing.

Q4 2020 Top Equity ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2021
Q4 2020 Top Equity ETFs

Q4 2020 Fixed Income ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2021
Q4 2020 Fixed Income ETFs

AI fund that's beating S&P 500 has shifted into tech stocks
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2021
AI fund that's beating S&P 500 has shifted into tech stocks

The AI Powered Equity ETF now has more than 37% of its holdings in tech, up 9 percentage points from Nov. 3, and it has halved its industrial exposure to about 3%.

BlackRock's Fink tells CEOs to focus on the environment
ESG JAN 26, 2021
BlackRock's Fink tells CEOs to focus on the environment

Fink challenged his fellow CEOs to disclose how their companies will operate in a net-zero world and said positioning for the long term means preparing for the realities of climate change.