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At least three market conditions are supportive of stock-picking now, according to Morgan Stanley. Active managers tend to perform better in market environments like this one, MS said.  The bank recommends 12 stocks within attractive sectors with the highest stock-specific risk.  Those looking to pursue higher returns through index investing might not be as lucky as active stock pickers this time around given that the market is transitioning from lockdown to an economic reopening.  During th...

Spooked by rising bond yields, traders punished the pricier parts of the equity market last week, including many of the fund's top holdings.

Eurazeo has sold part of its stake in iM Global Partner to IK Investment Partners and Luxempart.

Investment Week is hosting its Alternatives Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain. During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of alternatives managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond. The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the moment for their port...

February 16, 2021 With the dynamic ability to capture upside or to mute the effects of a downturn, active management is all the rage in the ETF world. Here are three actively managed iShares funds to consider. iShares Evolved U.S. Media and Entertainment ETF (IEME): seeks to provide access to U.S. companies with media and entertainment exposure, as classified using a proprietary classification system. It will hold common stock of those companies that fall into the Media and Entertainment Evol...

During his first two days “unifying” the nation, President Joseph R. Biden delivered for the most radical environmental interests of the Democrat coalition that nominated and elected him. After all, that is what he promised to do. Killing the Keystone Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement is just the start of his “unifying” environmental agenda. Over the last month, the White House and federal agencies go through the same ritual of preparing accomplishment reports. And th...

During his first two days “unifying” the nation, President Joseph R. Biden delivered for the most radical environmental interests of the Democrat coalition that nominated and elected him. After all, that is what he promised to do. Killing the Keystone Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement is just the start of his “unifying” environmental agenda. Over the last month, the White House and federal agencies go through the same ritual of preparing accomplishment reports. And th...

February 4, 2021 During his first two days “unifying” the nation, President Joseph R. Biden delivered for the most radical environmental interests of the Democrat coalition that nominated and elected him. After all, that is what he promised to do. Killing the Keystone Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement is just the start of his “unifying” environmental agenda. Over the last month, the White House and federal agencies go through the same ritual of preparing accomplishment ...

Under Trump, Americans Breathed The Cleanest Air In U.S. History, And Other Environmental Wins The Biden Administration Deleted Posted on During his first two days “unifying” the nation, President Joseph R. Biden delivered for the most radical environmental interests of the Democrat coalition that nominated and elected him. After all, that is what he promised to do. Killing the Keystone Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement is just the start of his “unifying” environmental...

January 26, 2021 Bond yields are still low, meaning traditional income-generating assets just aren’t cutting it for many investors. Enter preferred stocks and the actively managed PREF can act as a portfolio diversification tool and reducer of correlations. Another advantage of PREF’s active management is that the managers can look for value in an asset class that has been expensive for much of this year. Preferred stocks are a type of hybrid security that show bond- and equity-like char...