Golden Years Ahead? Probably Not
It’s a statement of the obvious that savers have been badly hit by the ultra-low interest rates that have been the norm since the financial crisis.
Banking & Finance
ESG vs. ERISA?
The most important thing here is choice.
Sweet on Short
The Wirecard story highlights once again the utility of short sellers.
Less Than Zero?
While interest rates at the moment are not exactly providing savers with a bonanza, negative rates are likely to push savers into riskier investments,
How Americans Want to Finance Retirement
The political appeal is an economic drawback.
Hedge Fund Fees: 2 and 20 or 2 and 50?
Effectively, investors subsidize underperforming fund managers to the tune of $7 billion a year.
Why Are Small Businesses Doing So Well?
Small business is in bad shape, but is improving rapidly.
Jobs Report Shows Markets Are Smart
As the stock market rallied in April and May, there was a great deal of handwringing about the apparent disconnect between financial markets and the real economy.
ECB to BVG: Drop Dead
Germany’s Constitutional Court (BVG) challenged the way that the European Central Bank (ECB) has been running the PSPP asset-purchase program.
Syndicated Loan Relief
The leveraged-loan market received good news in a recent case when a judge threw out a suit seeking to classify syndicated loans as “securities”.