Electoral upheaval and flagging growth are putting spotlight on debt vulnerability
Performance of Ken Griffin and Izzy Englander’s funds extends profitable run for best-known multi-managers
The US buyout group has become one of the biggest buyers of a fast-growing type of risk transfer product
First-half activity boosted by companies bringing forward deals to avoid pre-election market volatility
Officials are increasingly uncomfortable with a rally pushing borrowing costs to lowest level in decades
Bolder reform of retirement funds is a contentious part of attempts to reboot Britain’s capital markets
The misallocation of capital in the economy will fuel inflation
And what mattered in the first half
Consolidating funds should unlock cheaper ways to allocate to so-called productive finance
The BIS says ‘smart’ but the evidence is patchy
Investing after the Biden meltdown
Price of Brent crude has risen about $10 a barrel since early June
Policymakers are directly or inadvertently fuelling the rise of the asset manager lender
Innovative funds are designed to deliver ‘predictable’ monthly cash flow to investors
Current market is in gridlock, with governments flip-flopping on green targets
World’s biggest asset manager attempts to balance the demands of European and US clients on decarbonisation
UK-based company helped by higher interest rates as it expands customer base
There is a strong case for improving the pensions of the existing workforce
Work on energy transition project in Rotterdam will be further delayed
Booming sector has enjoyed annual growth rate of 40% since 2018 as actively managed funds have slumped
California-based bank had grown as it drew in crypto customers but later failed after billions were withdrawn
Aspirational deals are tricky when the opportunity cost of risk capital is so high
New minimum clothing standard just dropped
Pursuit of data providers has grown alongside demand for ever more granular financial information
Biden climate adviser John Podesta sits down with Moral Money to explain the administration’s shift in thinking
How a Biden or Trump second term as president could affect the currency
Higher equity capital makes sense, but won’t be worth it until after we need it
Emmanuel Macron’s centrists expected to slump to third place in snap parliamentary elections
Plan includes relaxing sanctions on Israeli billionaire to counter Chinese control of critical minerals
Overseas bondholders have discovered to their cost that they have little recourse in the Chinese system when boom turns to bust
The tale of a jackpot hidden in the Indonesian jungle has been told before but a mind-blowing theory adds a new shine
LGIM’s ETFs bled €2.7bn over first five months of 2024
Alleged drug traffickers fed $36,000 into cash machines, indictment claims
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