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Crain's Chicago Business
Crain's has just published its annual list of Chicago's 25 largest money managers, ranked by assets under management. The list includes firms headquartered in the Chicago area and those owned by nonlocal organizations that have a separate, distinct brand operating locally.
After several years of slowing growth rates among the money managers in Crain's list, this year's top 25 averaged a 1.88 percent loss in AUM.
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CFA Chicago
Special situations are corporate actions which could reveal an undervalued security and hence an investment opportunity. Some examples of Special Situations are spinoffs, liquidations, tender offers, restructurings, bankruptcy exits etc. In the Special Situations Research Forum we will discuss an investment situation decided 3 weeks in advance. Every participant in the Forum is expected to research the topic before attending the meeting.
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CFA Chicago
The U.S. retirement system, often referred to as a three-legged stool, has become increasingly unstable. The first leg, defined benefit plans, are shrinking fast, while second leg personal savings - to include savings plans like the 401 (k) - is also in decline. The last leg - Social Security - is the country's only 'guaranteed retirement income source', and is the primary income source for fully one third of American retirees. The program will discuss factors leading to today's dire situation along with public policy and private sector solutions to provide adequate retirement income for millions of Americans. Attendees will also hear from leading plan sponsors about current initiatives related to the management of their retirement plans.
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We hold monthly information sessions to answer questions about graduate degrees at the Stuart School of Business, including our Master of Science in Finance and Chicago’s only part-time business doctoral program, our Ph.D. in Management Science (with concentrations in Finance and Analytics). Register now.
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CFA Chicago
Major sovereign bond markets are the cornerstone of the financial system. They not only provide a method for governments to raise funds but also offer low-risk, long-term assets for pension funds and insurance companies to invest in, serve as a yardstick for other asset prices, and give investors a means to hedge interest rate risks. Yet, their smooth functioning cannot be taken for granted.
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CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor
The idea of privatizing Saudi Aramco, the national hydrocarbons giant in Saudi Arabia, appears to have rekindled the privatization fire in the Middle East. While the announcement of what could theoretically be the largest initial public offering ever envisaged startled even seasoned market observers, its modalities and timeline remain unclear, as confirmed by the company’s chairman in a recent interview.
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Interested in a career in Investment Banking or Private Equity? Adventis CG is offering a two-day Financial Modeling Boot Camp looking to improve their analytical capabilities. Learn how the Boot Camp, which will be held in Chicago April 29-30, delivers the best-of-class skills CFAs need to impress employers.
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Pensions & Investments
Money managers increasingly are buying cybersecurity insurance to supplement their technology security strategies to both combat data breaches and deal with repercussions if hackers do break in. About 30 percent of U.S. institutional money managers had cybersecurity insurance coverage as of Jan. 1, sources said, most of which were firms with more than $10 billion in assets under management. That compares with only 5 percent at the start of 2014, they said.
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Bloomberg
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed amid deal activity while investors assessed a rally that turned equities positive for the year.
Valspar Corp. surged 26 percent after Sherwin-Williams Co. agreed to buy the company for about $9.3 billion. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. advanced 4.7 percent after accepting an improved bid from Marriott International Inc. valued at $13.6 billion, topping an offer from a group of investors led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co.
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Samsung for Business
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As businesses adopt mobile technology at an unprecedented pace, the need for best-in-class mobile devices, support and services is growing rapidly. Samsung Mobile is committed to supporting businesses' mobile-first initiatives, offering a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise solutions.
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Bloomberg
Volatility across global financial markets is at a two-month low as signs central banks will keep borrowing costs lower for longer settle investor nerves that frayed at the start of the year.
European shares slipped on Monday after a measure of global stocks posted the strongest close since Jan. 1 last week following five weeks of gains. The pound fell as tensions within the ruling Conservative Party deepened.
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Chicago Tribune
Are you getting gouged on college?
If you come from a relatively low-income family, there's a strong chance you are. In fact, you may be subsidizing the education of a student from an affluent family.
Why? Because many colleges, with limited pots of financial aid money, are cutting off the students that need the most help paying for college. Instead, colleges increasingly are using financial aid money to lure more affluent students.
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Barron's
It has been a volatile ride for online investors this year. In the first five weeks of 2016, a typical stock portfolio filled with Standard & Poor’s 500 shares dropped by more than 10 percent. Happily, by last week, stocks had regained most of the losses, but there are no assurances that another dip isn’t right around the corner.
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Bloomberg via Crain's Chicago Business
Hedge funds are loading up with pork.
With Americans expected to eat the most pork since 2007, money managers are now the most-bullish since 2014 on hog futures, which already are at a nine-month high. Fast-food restaurant owners like McDonald’s Corp. are selling more bacon, and the price of pork bellies used to make the rashers has surged 30 percent this year.
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