Asset Management
Asset Managers Raise Cash to COVID Peaks as Iran Crisis Forces $7.82 Trillion Repositioning
Institutional cash allocations hit 5-6% of AUM amid Strait of Hormuz closure, creating asymmetric volatility as liquidity withdrawal threatens either shock absorption or forced repricing.
Asset Managers Face $340 Billion AI Compliance Crossroads as Regulatory Fragmentation Deepens
AllianceBernstein's Chief AI Officer Andrew Chin signals guardrail priorities as EU AI Act, diverging US policy, and China's algorithm governance create unprecedented cross-border compliance costs for global asset managers.
Wall Street’s Climate Retreat: US Asset Managers Abandon Net Zero Alliance as Europe Doubles Down
The relaunched Net Zero Asset Managers initiative attracted 250 signatories but only 12 from the US, creating a $27 trillion divide in climate finance as BlackRock, Vanguard, and Fidelity decline to rejoin.
Howard Marks: AI Will Eliminate Most Fund Managers, But the Greatest Investors Will Thrive
Oaktree's co-chairman argues artificial intelligence excels at pattern recognition from historical data—which is precisely why it will fail where elite investors succeed.
Victory Capital Launches $8.6 Billion Counterbid for Janus Henderson
San Antonio-based asset manager offers $57.04 per share in competing proposal, topping Trian's December deal by 16% and forcing bidding war for $484 billion AUM firm.