Markets Are Wrong on US Rate-Cut Bets, BlackRock Says

yahoo.com The Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates despite traders betting otherwise as fears of a banking crisis convulse markets, according to BlackRock Inc. • None…

BlackRock, Fidelity Lose Out in $1 Trillion China Pension Market

yahoo.com In the battle for the biggest prize in China’s trillion-dollar pension market, BlackRock Inc. and other global firms have little chance of attracting clients like Judy Deng.…

Banking Crisis Raises Concerns About Hidden Leverage in the System

yahoo.com As traders rush to identify where the next bout of volatility will come from, some watchdogs think the answer may be buried in the huge pile of hidden leverage that’s been…

Hundreds Of Funds On Brink Of Losing ESG Ratings

zerohedge.com Hundreds Of Funds On Brink Of Losing ESG Ratings The Financial Times reports that Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is on the verge of a significant…

Analysis

washingtonpost.com The pitch for an actively managed bond exchange-traded fund can be compelling, especially when there’s market turmoil and uncertainty: Let a pro handpick bonds that can…

5 Bond ETFs To Watch Ahead Of The Fed's Key Interest Rate Call Wednesday

benzinga.com The Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday will have major repercussions not just for the stock market, but also for the bond market. The market is now…

Exelixis Targeted as Activist Farallon Capital Partners Reveals 7.2% Holding

247wallst.com It has been an eventful start to the week for investors of genomics-based drug discovery outfit Exelixis (US:EXEL), after the company announced a share buyback worth $550…

Considers ESG

lawliberty.org Sometimes the most unexpected of questions and the least certain of answers start people down paths that they never anticipated taking. That is precisely what happened to…

Mark Wiseman steps down as chair of AIMCo board after three-year term

theglobeandmail.com The chair of Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s board of directors, Mark Wiseman, is stepping down after a three-year term. Mr. Wiseman was appointed to lead AIMCo’s…

Vanguard Plans to Shutter Business in China, Exit Ant JV

yahoo.com Vanguard Group Inc., the US asset management giant, has decided to shutter its remaining business in China after a retreat two years ago, according to people familiar with…

Texas adds HSBC to energy sanctions list

investing.com A Texas official on Monday added HSBC Holdings (NYSE: ) to an energy sanctions list, widening a crackdown on companies which in the state's view are too focused on energy…

BlackRock's Hildebrand reportedly taking part in UBS, Credit Suisse talks

reuters.com Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand is taking part in talks as Swiss officials try to put together a deal for UBS Group (UBSG.S) to take over Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S),…

Analysis: Financial or price stability? Fed faces calls to pause

reuters.com [1/4] Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell appears on a screen on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a news conference following a Fed…

Coverage of EVERTEC (NYSE:EVTC) Began at StockNews.com

beststocks.com The analysts at StockNews.com started providing coverage of EVERTEC in a research report made available for public consumption on Thursday (NYSE: EVTC). The recommendation…

WeWork reaches deals to cut debt, extend maturities

reuters.com said on Friday it had struck deals to cut debt by about $1.5 billion and extend the date of some maturities, in a bid to preserve cash as the flexible-workspace provider…

Latest Orion Engineered Carbons Insider Buys Show Officer Sentiment on Share Price Gains

247wallst.com On Wednesday evening, two form 4’s filed with the SEC revealed company officers from Orion Engineered Carbons (US:OEC) had purchased stock in the trading window following…

"Woke" Asset Managers Stung By Silicon Valley Bank's ESG Appeal

zerohedge.com "Woke" Asset Managers Stung By Silicon Valley Bank's ESG Appeal Never before has it been clearer how useless ESG investing has become than in the case of Silicon Valley…

BlackRock’s Larry Fink says it’s not his role to drive climate agenda

theglobeandmail.com The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest asset manager remains certain that climate change presents a major investment risk, but contends it is not his company’s…

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What you need to know

reuters.com European bank stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with embattled Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) tumbling to a new low, on renewed investor concerns about stresses within the sector…

BlackRock’s Larry Fink warns of ‘slow rolling crisis’ as Fed’s inflation fight drags on for years

marketwatch.com BlackRock Inc. co-founder and CEO Larry Fink warned his firm’s investors that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest-rate hikes were the “first domino to fall” in what…

BlackRock CEO Fink warns of financial risks, persistent inflation

reuters.com Chief Executive Laurence Fink warned on Wednesday the U.S. regional banking sector remains at risk after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O) and that inflation will…

Cautious calm returns to bank stocks as focus shifts to regulation

reuters.com Battered Japanese bank stocks clawed back some of their heavy losses on Wednesday, as regulators and financial executives hosed down investor concerns about contagion after…