Category Archives: Syndicated

Bank of America sees big year for Microsoft ahead

(CNBC) Growth in Microsoft’s cloud computing segment could fuel a big run for the software giant in 2020, according to Bank of America. Analysts at the bank named Microsoft one of its top software picks for 2020, raising the price […]

Kennedy Wilson wraps up sixth US real estate fund at $775 mln

(Opalesque) Beverly Hills-based real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has secured $775 million in capital commitments. “Institutional investors continue to show a strong appetite for real estate in West Coast markets, many of which are leading the country in job […]

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Optimism on trade, online shopping pushes Wall St to records

(Reuters) – The Nasdaq crossed the 9,000-point mark for the first time on Thursday and all three major Wall Street indexes posted record closing highs, boosted by optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and gains in shares of Amazon.com after a […]

Trade optimism puts floor on dollar/yen, boosts Aussie

(Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a six-month high versus the Japanese yen while the Australian dollar climbed to its strongest since July on Friday, buoyed by easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions. To read this article:

Tesla secures $1.29 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of up to 9 billion yuan ($1.29 billion), according to a regulatory filing on Thursday. The electric car maker said it has also […]

More Bank of America clients bought single stocks than ETFs for the first time in 11 years

(CNBC) By one measure, the shift to passive investing from active is slowing down. With just one week left in 2019, Bank of America said Tuesday its clients have bought more stocks in individual companies this year than exchange-traded funds […]

IPOs overall beat the market this year despite some ‘mega busts’

(CNBC) This year’s IPOs crop wasn’t as bad as it may have appeared. Despite the high-profile struggles of Uber and Lyft shares, an index that tracks initial public offerings has outperformed the S&P 500 in what could be a historic […]

Global stock markets gained $17 trillion in value in 2019

(CNBC) Global stock markets have been on a torrid run in 2019, adding more than $17 trillion in total value, according to Deutsche Bank calculations. The value of global equities began the year just under $70 trillion but has now […]

VCs wrestle with unconscious bias even as they work to improve diversity

(Opalesque) Hiring women as investors doesn’t automatically mean that more women-owned businesses will be funded, according to delegates at the recent Opalesque Diversity Roundtable. In many cases, women with experience at financial firms learn to look for men just as […]

History says tech stocks trend this way after Nasdaq finishes year up 30%

(CNBC) The Nasdaq Composite hit another record high on Monday to kick off the holiday week, with the tech-heavy index now on pace to finish the year up well over 30%. That has happened before. In fact, over the past […]

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 4.95 per cent for December

(Hedgeweek) The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2019 measured 4.95 per cent, up from 4.81 per cent in November. To read this article:

Net sales of UCITS and AIFs reached EUR43bn in October

(Hedgeweek) Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR 43 billion in October, up from EUR 25 billion in September, according to the latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). To […]