World Trade Post-Pandemic: Same Old Problems, Now Worse
A surging China elbows others, the deficit-burdened US struggles, and Brexit is in the pits.
Tag: Pandemic
One Year Later: 5 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed Investing
A suffering economy, a generous Washington, the homebound blues—all have played a role in scrambling the field over the past 12 months.
Pensions
OMERS Reports First Annual Loss Since Financial Crisis
Canadian pension attributes 2.7% loss to the effects of pandemic on real estate, transportation, entertainment.
Market Moves
Post-COVID Stock Picks: Morgan Stanley Highlights Its Recovery Plays
McDonald’s, Exxon, and Lamar Advertising are on their winners’ list.
Alternatives
Wisconsin Treasurer Recommends Creating State-Run Retirement Plan
Auto-IRA program WisconsinSaves would provide all workers access to a retirement benefit.
Market Moves
Is the Big US Retail Sales Number Temporary?
Wells Fargo wonders about the surge’s staying power, citing Walmart’s blah coming-year guidance.
Alternatives
Private Equity Firms Expect Wave of M&As in Second Half of 2021
The increased pace of COVID-19 vaccinations and the specter of a capital gains hike are expected to spur activity.
News
Canadian Pensions Adapt Investment Strategies for Post-COVID-19 World
Asset managers are expected to shift funds to private equity from infrastructure and to increase in-house management.
Alternatives
Private Equity Firms Aim to Double Down on Tech in Post-COVID-19 World
Their focus on sustainable investing is also increasing, according to annual Ernst & Young survey.
Newsmakers
Massachusetts Pension Fund Returns 12.6% in 2020, Hits Record Asset Value
The state pension’s annualized returns beat the benchmark over the past one, three, five, and 10 years.
Everybody Says Higher Interest Rates Are Coming … But When and By How Much?
There are three reasons why, after long dwelling at subterranean levels, the cost of money will eventually poke its head up.
Pensions
Public Pensions Increasingly Rely on Investment Earnings
NCPERS study finds public retirement systems derive 71% of revenue from investment returns.
Pensions
Rhode Island Pension Fund Beats Benchmark with 11.9% Return in 2020
Portfolio gains roughly $876 million in last two months of year to raise asset value to a record $9.5 billion.
Asset Management Culture
Global Foreign Direct Investment Plummets 42% in 2020
Developed nations were hit the hardest, with FDI tumbling 69% from 2019.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
IMF Upgrades Global Economic Forecast for 2021
Amid ‘exceptional uncertainty,’ World Economic Outlook projects 2021 growth of 5.5% after a 3.5% contraction in 2020.