Ron Colonna, CFA Managing Director, Investment Advisor – Deutsche Bank Wealth Management
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
With expectations of sustained low and negative yields globally, the desire to find yield on cash investments has become increasingly intense. However, navigating the low yielding and ever changing environment of cash investing poses many challenges.
Millennials, in general, are avoiding the financial markets and instead keeping more of their money in bank accounts despite historically low interest rates. Just 26 percent of people under 30 invest in stocks, according to a 2015 survey by Bankrate.com.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder and Brett Newman, Managing Director – Blackstone Ben Rubin, Executive Vice President – AXIS Reinsurance Matthew Brown, CEO and Co-Founder – CAIS
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
As the low rate environment persists, those who are reviewing their alternative investment strategy might do well to consider making reinsurance part of their allocation.
The first quarter may be an accurate forecast of the performance of risk assets for the entire year, which is likely to be one of a flat average and a wide range of individual monthly returns.
In a recent venture market survey, entrepreneurs said they have lowered their valuation expectations and venture capitalists reported having slowed their investment pace.
Amidst headwinds such as economic weakness in China and emerging markets, financial and stock market volatility, falling oil prices and a stronger dollar, the U.S. economy weakened to end 2015. Despite these impediments to growth, several economic indicators were encouraging.
For decades, asset owners have worked to align their public equity investments with their values. Today, many investors in public equity consider social and environmental issues in their investment selection processes.
