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Fed Wrap – The Fed delivers another risk management cut
  • 13 hours ago

During this episode, Ryan Weldon of IFM’s Debt Investments team in New York discusses the outcomes of the October Fed meeting, the reasons for the fed’s risk-management cut, and the Fed’s expectati...

Take Two: Fed and Canada cut interest rates; ECB and Bank of Japan remain on hold
  • 13 hours ago

What do you need to know?The Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered interest rates by 25 basis points (bp), marking its second cut this year. The widely…

Richard Bookstaber: Understanding Markets Through Complexity and Human Behavior
  • 2 days ago

Risk expert and author Richard Bookstaber joins guest host Genevieve Hayman, senior researcher at CFA Institute, to explore why traditional financial models often fail to capture the real dynamics...

BOJ avoids surprise, but pressure mounts on weak yen and inflation risks
  • 3 days ago

By holding rates steady, the BOJ avoided jolting markets—but its decision came amid mounting pressure. Yen weakness is testing the bank’s inflation-fighting credibility and signals that time may be...

US Fed opts for rate cut, with December still in play, while European Central Bank finds itself in “good place”
  • 3 days ago

At its meeting on Wednesday 29 October, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates by 0.25% bringing the Federal Funds target range to 3.75%-4.0%, much as the market had been expecting.

Market flash: Are we now moving towards a pause in rate cuts?
  • 3 days ago

•    The Fed and the Bank of Canada have cut their rates by 25 basis points, while the Bank of Japan has postponed its next rate hike. •    Jerome Powell doused hopes for another move down in Decem...

The missing link: Connecting goals-based wealth management to investing
  • 3 days ago

Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions discusses the advantages of goals-based investing, which could be considered for many clients of financial professionals.

Show me the money
  • 3 days ago

In January 1908, just outside of Paris, a child fell into the river Seine. The front page of the February 2nd edition of The New York Times reported that the child was playing by the banks of the r...

US asset-backed securities: the basics
  • 4 days ago

The first in a mini-series of short articles designed to educate readers on asset-backed securities (ABS) and the benefits of investing in the asset class. First up: what it is and how it actually...