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...
Social Security benefits are on track to increase by 3% in 2024, a response to cooling inflation that will dial back the annual cost-of-living adjustment from the much higher 8.7% implemented this year. Figures for the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, the CPI-W, published Thursday...
A federal judge has rejected a case brought forth by shareholders against JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and the bank’s board. They alleged negligence regarding warning signs associated with the bank’s infamous former client, Jeffrey Epstein. In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff noted that the shareholders, represented...
Fines tied to unauthorized communications on Wall Street have topped $2.5 billion, and that’s probably not the last of it. Filings and media reports show that regulators have quizzed more than a dozen other firms about the use of unofficial channels like WhatsApp, personal texts and email to conduct business....
Nuveen and its parent company TIAA are the latest to bring a target-date series with an annuity component to the market, a pairing that they say can make 401(k)s perform more like traditional pensions. On Tuesday the companies announced that product, a target-date collective investment trust series managed by Nuveen...
Americans are so worried about Social Security running out of money, they are giving up their full retirement benefits. Only 10% of non-retired Americans plan on waiting until they’re 70 years old to receive the maximum payment from the government, according to the 2023 Schroders U.S. Retirement Survey. This includes...
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...
There’s good news and bad news about the state of retirement savings in 2023 according to a new report from Bank of America. While some Americans are feeling optimistic and have boosted their 401(k) balances, others are struggling and been forced to take hardship withdrawals, depleting their retirement provisions. Average balances...