Asset Allocation
Inflows Boost Liquid Alts in a Troubled 2022
After lagging during the stock bull market, the asset class now scores decent returns, says Morningstar.
Tag: Goldman Sachs
Newsmakers
Stock Loan Tiff: 4 Allocators’ Case Against Wall Street Firms Advances
Plans for Iowa, Los Angeles County and two other California counties seek class action standing against Goldman and four others.
Asset Allocation
Allocators Still Skeptical That ESG Can Deliver Good Returns
Some 58% of US institutions are unsure about investment performance, a survey says.
Risk
Hedge Funds Embark on a Short-Selling Spree in This Bear Market
They are now slightly profitable, while every other asset class is getting creamed.
Risk
Why Bother With Market Forecasts If They Usually Are Wrong?
These auguries of where stocks may be headed serve a purpose, say market savants.
Asset Allocation
Oil Is the New Sin Stock, and That’s a Boost for the Sector, BCA Says
Some investors may be bailing out of their energy shares, but tobacco and its ilk show that can be a perverse plus.
Risk
Wall Street Expects a Slowdown, Not a Recession, But …
The one skunk at the picnic is pessimistic Deutsche Bank, which sees trouble ahead.
Manager Selection
Eiji Ueda Reappointed as CIO of GPIF
The Goldman Sachs veteran helped lead the world’s largest pension fund to two years of growth.
Asset Allocation
The First Quarter Was Bad for Asset Managers’ Stock, Even Though Their Fourth Quarter Earnings Ruled
Amid the market carnage of early 2022, the long-term outlook is good for the money mavens.
Risk
No, War Won’t Make the Fed Ease Off Rate Hikes, Says Goldman
Higher inflation will trump any geopolitical problems, the firm believes.
Asset Allocation
Spinoff City: More Companies Should Shed Subsidiaries, Says Goldman
Divesting noncore units is a good way to boost lagging profit margins, the firm declares.
Risk
Stop Buying on the Dips, Says Evercore—It’s Not Safe
The market has more to fall, so investing now makes no sense, according to the firm’s technical analyst, Rich Ross.
Newsmakers
Why Sometimes Ya Just Can’t Trust Payroll Estimates
Economist Gary Shilling shows how Wall Street projections and the actual official report can be way off.
Risk
Why the 2022 Market Might Be Low-Growth
Economist Hugh Johnson and Goldman’s David Kostin sketch out a muted year in the mid-single digits.