U.S. Treasury asks dealers for views on TIPS, bank demand for Treasuries

The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it is asking primary bond dealers whether it should increase the size of auctions for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) following the Federal Reserve's announcement of a new inflation targeting policy.

Analysis: Unloved value stocks seen as cautious bet as election nears

A sustained shift to value stocks has eluded investors for years. Indeed, a casualty this week was the $10-billion AJO quantitative value fund that announced it was shutting, citing the longest "drought" on record in value.

Cannabis companies, betting on a Biden win, ready IPOs

A year ago, Flora Growth Chief Executive Damian Lopez had just spent a chunk of his company's seed capital buying a Colombian cannabis producer, and was fighting his way through the legal and financial hurdles that have made development of the industry such a challenge over the past decade.

Fledgling private equity firms falter as virus curbs in-person wooing

Private equity fund investors have been favoring established buyout firms over first-time managers in recent months, as the challenges of carrying out due diligence remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic reduce their appetite for risk.

Analysis: Investment strategy based on reducing risk faces its own challenge

A fund trading strategy that tracks hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and often gets blamed for exacerbating market selloffs is facing a challenge from the policy response to the pandemic. But fund managers said they are adapting, and new money is flowing in.

Almost like being there: Making the most of virtual conferences

When Diane Leonard checked in to a conference the other day, the routine was familiar: Watching keynote speakers, interacting with other attendees, bumping into friends.

Small investment funds buy Venezuela bonds to pressure Maduro and Guaido

Three small investment funds have started buying defaulted Venezuelan bonds as hopes of a change of government are fading and the South American nation is proposing a restructuring, according to sources and documents.

Investor PrimeStone urges LivaNova to shake up business, says share price could double

Investment firm PrimeStone is pressing medical device maker LivaNova PLC to consider strategic options including selling parts of its business, refreshing its board and hiring a new finance chief, saying such steps could double its share price.

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