Every spring across the beaches of the Delaware Bay, thousands of rufa red knots — robin-sized shorebirds — arrive from the tip of South America for the horseshoe crab spawning season to refuel for the remainder of their 9,000-mile migration to the Arctic. This May, with considerably less fanfare,...
The rally in equities is set to grind to a halt as investors come to grips with slowing U.S. growth, and seasonal factors are likely to compound the selling pressure, according to Vantage Point Asset Management. Tighter lending standards and fledgling signs of slack in the labor market suggest that...
Retail investors are expected to join institutions in a growing investment market which provides funding for legal disputes. The global litigation funding investment market is estimated at around $16 billion in 2022, but forecast to grow by 9% for 2023-2028, becoming a $24 billion market in five years’ time as...
Global equities were positive in the second quarter of 2023, providing a median return of 2.3% for institutional investors. The stats are based on an analysis of more than 400 U.S. institutional asset owners in the Northern Trust All Funds Over $100 million plan universe, a group with more than...
Many are concerned that a deeply inverted yield curve signals a recession. When we look at the current yield curve, we see an opportunity to add exposure to fixed income. THE YIELD CURVE ISN’T NECESSARILY SIGNALING A RECESSION The most direct implication of inverted yield curve is not a recession, but...
The mantra for real estate investors has always been “location, location, location.” In the post-pandemic property environment, however, financial advisors are also increasingly being forced to choose between “public” and “private.” The iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR), which tracks publicly traded REITS, has taken a roller coaster ride to...
S&P Global Inc. will no longer publish ESG scores along with its credit ratings, as the company adjusts its approach in response to investor feedback. The update, which took place last Friday, was triggered by expressions of confusion from investors who use S&P’s corporate credit ratings, according to a person...
Bitcoin may be closer to bursting out of a period of unusually low volatility if chart patterns and the token’s history are any guide. Some gauges of how much the largest digital asset swings around dropped toward a record low in the past month as bitcoin hovered around $30,000. The...
Financial advisors using LPL Financial’s Model Wealth Portfolios unified account management program will now have access to direct indexing. The firm announced the enhancement at its flagship Focus 2023 event that ended Monday, and advisors will be able at access the feature through new custom indexed separately managed account solutions. The...
Bulging sales of Treasuries are about to deliver a major test of investor demand and determine whether a sell-off has room to run as the market braces for the biggest round of refunding auctions since last year. Yields have surged since late July, and climbed again Monday, amid evidence of a resilient...