Asset managers are tuning out political opposition to ESG when it comes to selecting investments but are being more careful in how they talk about ESG, according to a report from Cerulli Associates. Political pressure related to the use of environmental, social and governance factors in investing has been mounting....
Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan September 29, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – The United Auto Workers union believes there is "more to be won" in ongoing contract negotiations with the Detroit automakers following five weeks of...
Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Pool | Via ReutersThe federal government wound up its fiscal year in September with a deficit just shy of $1.7 trillion, the Treasury Department announced Friday.Wrapping up a year...
It’s been nearly a decade since BlackRock closed a line of iShares target-date ETFs for which it had high hopes. At the time, the products, like other ETFs, had struggled to win a place in 401(k) plans. They attracted $310 million — an extremely modest figure for the world’s largest...
Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty ImagesIf you're itching to save more into your 401(k) for 2023, your plan may have a feature that allows you to bypass the yearly deferral limit.For 2023, you can funnel $22,500 into your 401(k), plus an extra $7,500 if you're 50 or older. But...
Veteran dealmaker and CEO Larry Roth has taken a step back from financial advice but is still very active in the industry. As the former chief executive of Advisor Group and Cetera Financial Group, Roth ran giant broker-dealer networks during the financial crisis and the bull run in the...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Schlumberger — The oilfield services stock dropped 2% after third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street expectations. Schlumberger reported $8.31 billion in revenue for the quarter, below the consensus estimate of $8.33 billion from analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv....
