Special Coverage

With a variety of ‘new revenue opportunities,’ the sports sector—teams, leagues, stadiums, broadcasting rights and more—is reaching new heights.

Established and emerging sports leagues are opening up and attracting institutional investors to a range of opportunities.

From youth sports to wellness to gambling, technology has made it easier to invest in—and profit from—sports.

Why sports investments are a new frontier for investors.

Disclosure requirements can be a hassle for companies, but investors seek to understand material risks.

Cyberattacks on universities have soared, so university endowments are trying to catch up with other industries to ensure their portfolios are safe.

While protectionism appears popular in both political camps, its impact on US businesses and institutional investors is best viewed through a wide lens.

State and federal legislation aims to prohibit public funds from investing in the country.

In the US, members of both parties back a boost in Pentagon spending. The consensus is similar for military-related outlays in Japan and Europe.  

The worker influx has led to moderate wage growth and thus held down inflation, according to the firm’s Arone.

Agriculture can yield a harvest of returns for patient, long-term investors.

Plant-based sources move onto the table to supplant beef and its ilk.

How institutional investors are starting to navigate the challenges of natural capital investments.

How investors can participate in the fight against cancer.

Biomedical researchers are discovering drugs that improve patient care and although many needs remain unmet, investment opportunities emerge.

Under CIO Jason Klein, the celebrated hospital has leveraged its top-notch research and well-managed investments to produce still more breakthroughs.

Don’t miss your chance to learn from knowledgeable professionals about the interconnectivity and the investment opportunities available across biotech venture and other asset classes.

Information becoming available under new regulatory disclosures can be beneficial for investors looking to make sustainable investments.

How investors are capitalizing on the need for sustainable building materials.

Chevron and smaller companies bet that animal fats, trash and sugar, among other offbeat things, will power airplanes.

Enhance investment analysis by integrating ESG performance scores and key issue data. 

By building a customized portfolio based on ESG and UN SDG principles, investors can have an impact without sacrificing returns.

How will institutional investors adapt to a population that is living longer?

The common wisdom has been that retirees will liquidate their holdings in securities and real estate to fund their old age.

As economic pressures mount, a shift toward extended employment for older workers will increase, changing what it means to be retired.

Generative AI tools show promise but, for now, are mostly used for clerical tasks.

What’s next after chatbots? Practical, perhaps profitable, uses, such as in health care, power generation and manufacturing.

Because the need for clean water is both universal and not close to being solved, publicly traded water utilities can be excellent low-risk investments.

Desalination, a seeming godsend for parched areas, also could be profitable for investors. But the process is not always easy to pull off.

The mega-cap tech giants appear invincible. But things always change in the market.

There are factors to watch that could derail or boost the markets this year.

Wall Street's 2024 U.S. forecasts.

The nation’s stocks out-run everyone else’s, and should continue to, per the firm’s outlook.

Next question: What happened to the inverted arc’s role as a recession portent?

After many years of low borrowing costs, too many people have the delusion that these will return, NEPC warns.

Yields are high, and well-fixed institutions back them, but what happens in a recession?

Already a trope in transition, the traditional portfolio had a rough 2022, so modern-day allocators must evaluate all potential paths forward.