Investors dump equities, bonds as coronavirus spooks markets, BofA says

Investors pulled out of most asset classes, with stocks and bond funds seeing a combined $36 billion of outflows in the week to Wednesday, BofA said, amid fears of economic damage from the coronavirus epidemic.

How Lipper Award-winning fund managers are playing coronavirus scare

Uncertainty over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has prompted at least some winners of the U.S. Lipper Fund Awards to look for companies that can withstand a prolonged pullback.

Private investment funds in Colombia have $5 billion ready to invest

Private investment funds operating in Colombia have around $5 billion available to invest in projects in the Andean country, the investors' guild president said Thursday.

Coronavirus forces Blackstone, Apax to delay or webcast investor meetings

Blackstone Group Inc and Apax Partners LLP are among the buyout firms that have had to delay their annual meetings with their private equity fund investors or carry them out remotely because of travel restrictions imposed amid the global outbreak of a new coronavirus.

Your Money: Fed's surprise cut is a cure for mortgage rate envy

When Kristin Tassi bought her house in Chicago two years ago, she was disappointed to get an interest rate of 4% on her mortgage. All of her friends had lower rates.

Wall Street backs away from Arctic drilling amid Alaska political heat

Three big U.S. banks have publicly announced break-ups with Arctic drilling in recent months, reflecting Wall Street's increasing desire to cast itself as environmentally friendly amid a political firestorm in Alaska.

Julius Baer nominates Meissner, Shih for board seats

Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer Group nominated former Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment banking head Christian Meissner and UBS Asia veteran Kathryn Shih for seats on its board of directors.

Your Money: How retirement savers can glide through market turmoil

If you are close to retirement in the United States, chances are you do not have to worry about cashing out of the market as it gyrates wildly on coronavirus fears.

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