Asset Allocation
Good News: Dividends Bounce Back to Set Record
Sliced at the coronavirus’ outset, company payouts enjoy increases amid enlarged profits.
News Archive: Nov - 2021
Manager Selection
Canada’s CPPIB Taps Deborah Orida as Its First Chief Sustainability Officer
The pension fund’s Sustainable Investing group will be moved to the Real Assets department.
Risk
Wood Dumps Zillow Stock After Loading up on It
She reverses course after zealously buying the dip on the housing info company’s shares.
Risk
Stocks Avoid Taper Tantrum This Time—and Did Before, Too
None of the shock that came with the Fed’s 2013 move has appeared. And, anyway, equities seem to have a special immunity to QE’s fate.
Asset Allocation
Has the Pandemic Prompted Inventory Discipline in Retail?
The discounts consumers are used to won’t be here this year, analysts predict.
Asset Allocation
Franklin Templeton Bolsters Alts Business With $1.75 Billion Lexington Buy
The acquisition is intended to increase the firm’s real estate, private credit, and hedge fund strategies.
Newsmakers
Larry Fink Says We Need to Work With, Not Against Hydrocarbon Companies. But Can We Trust Them Given Their History?
The CEO of BlackRock, the largest money management firm in the world, argued for moving to a more decarbonized business model worldwide.
Regulation
SEC’s SPAC Scrutiny Leads to $38.8 Million Music Service Settlement
The regulator says it is ‘intently focused on SPAC merger transactions.’
Asset Allocation
Broken China? Maybe Things Aren’t So Bad
Despite crackdowns on businesses and too much debt, the nation should resume its ascent, says NEPC.
Newsmakers
CalSTRS CIO Set to Receive $1.1 Million Bonus
Chris Ailman is up for a bonus that’s nearly twice his base pay for leading the pension to a 27.2% return.
Asset Allocation
What Corporate Cash Use Helps Stocks Most in the Pandemic?
You’d think the answer is stock buybacks. Guess again, says Goldman.
Risk
Why Inflation Might Not Be Temporary
Officials say inflation won’t last. But commodity prices show no signs of slowing down.
Risk
Worries Be Damned: Good Earnings Push Stocks Higher
S&P sets 60th record for 2021, amid relative strength warning.
Market Moves
Puny Q3 GDP Increase? Just a Bump in the Upward-Inclining Road, Says ING
Why the bank thinks 2021’s final period will be much better. Hint: consumers.
Alternatives
As COVID Recedes, Can Gold Maintain Its Lofty Level?
The commodity has been having a good month despite a recent report of low demand.