U.S. investors worried over Fed direction
Market turmoil fails to dent outlook
Institutional investor confidence rose a little in May, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index.In May, the index increased by 2.9 points to 85.9 from April’s revised reading of 83.0. Looking regionally, the confidence of North American institutional investors displayed a solid increase from 93.1 to 98.8. By contrast, the confidence of European investors […]
Confidence of European investors continues to rise
U.S. institutional investors are increasing the share of their assets invested in international equities, private equity, and other alternative asset classes, according to new research from Greenwich Associates.Greenwich notes that the shifts into these investments have been funded in past months by moving assets out of fixed-income, but its research suggests that US equities could […]
Strong resurgence of interest among professional investors
Carbon Disclosure Project surveying 1,800 companies
Fixed-income dealers no longer able to compete on price
New rules on commission arrangements bring about changes
A wide variety of investment strategies are being used