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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... 'pecuniary-only" factors - must be prioritised above all else, saying ESG investments may be considered risky. The Biden Administration had previously passed laws that determined where two investments were largely the same in return potential, the ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... capital of the world. In May, the administration rescinded Department of Labor guidance issued in 2022 by the Biden administration urging plan fiduciaries to exercise "extreme care" before adding cryptocurrencies to investment menus. That warning was ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... the sales side, perhaps because quite a lot of private asset investors in the US, in particular, felt some Biden administration policies, especially around competition law, were holding them back from selling portfolio companies - and also on the buying ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... potential for an acceleration of investment spending in the energy transition. In the US, this is linked to the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act which will provide subsidies up to $465 billion for investment in renewable energy, electronic ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... evaluation method of two consecutive quarters of falling GDP - just one week before GDP data is released. The Biden Administration said: "While some maintain that two consecutive quarters of falling real GDP constitute a recession, that is neither the ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... substantial implications for consumer protection, financial stability, national security, and climate risk," the Biden administration said. "The United States must maintain technological leadership in this rapidly growing space, supporting innovation ...

New LGBTIQ investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... through its Global LGBTIQ Emergency Fund, and its former executive director Jessica Stern was appointed in the Biden Administration as US Special Envoy to Advance the Rights of LGBTIQ Persons. Newday offers a range of impact portfolios focussing on climate ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
We really do see what we want to see and hear what we want to hear... and rationalise accordingly. How else does one explain the US equity market's opposing reaction to the two most important indicators the Fed watches in determining its next policy ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
Inflation was the "word" over the week that was. Concerns over US inflation eased somewhat at the start of last week after US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, well ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The coronavirus optimism that prevailed over the dying weeks of 2020 and into the first quarter of this year has been replaced by concerns over the resurgence in infections - in Europe, India, Japan, South Korea and lately, the US, among others - caused ...
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