Trends

ESG
SEC Proposes New Rules Enhancing ESG Disclosures

The regulatory body proposed amendments to rules and reporting forms for investors to categorize certain types of ESG strategies broadly and require funds and advisers to provide more specific disclosures based on the ESG strategies they pursue.

06.09.22
Trends
Q1 2022 Sees Most Public Pension Plan Mandates In Private Equity Buyout Space

Public pension plans were most active in the private equity asset class in the first quarter, according to data compiled by FIN Searches.

05.25.22
Profiles
5 Questions With Laura Kernaghan, Senior Director of Investments At The Chicago Community Trust

Kernaghan is senior director of investments at the Chicago Community Trust, leading its impact investments program of donor-advised funds. She took the time to answer 5 questions with FIN News.

05.19.22
Surveys/Studies
Endowments & Foundations Accelerate Digital Asset Investment: Survey

Digital assets have emerged as a major area of focus for institutional investors with over 80% of endowments and foundations expecting to increase their investments in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets this year, according to a recent survey.

05.12.22
Trends
Value Investors Can Focus On More Than Small-Cap Stocks: Alpha Architect

Investors favoring value investing do not need to only focus on small-cap stocks to access the value premium via long-only portfolios, new academic research finds.

04.25.22
Trends
Rising Structured Credit Allocations Raise Need For Expertise

Structured credit has begun to garner headlines for the protection it can provide investors against rising rates, however, the accompanying nuances require significant expertise among both managers and allocators, industry experts say.

04.18.22
Trends
Sophistication, Wide Range Of Datasets Leaves Fund Managers To Outsource: Study

Demand for outsourced data services among investment managers is growing as the sophistication of available data sources and the wide range of datasets continues to increase, according to a recent report.

04.14.22
Trends
More Managers Handing Investing Over To The Machines

Endowments and foundations benefit from managers wielding the evolving power of AI to streamline investing, enhance performance and analyze the growing scale and complexities of the global capital markets.

04.07.22
Surveys/Studies
Investors Uneasy About Global Economy, Expect Subpar Returns From U.S. Stock Market: Survey

Most institutional investors expect subpar returns from the U.S. stock market this year amid inflation and concerns regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to a recent survey.

04.07.22
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Investors Interest In Diverse Managers Not Reflected In Hires: Poll

Investors need more education or policy frameworks to implement this approach, according to the firm.

03.24.22