Japan Penny Stocks Spike, Fuels Worry of Unauthorized Trades

Mar 27, 2025 | Markets

A spate of spikes in Japan’s penny stocks is raising speculation the moves were triggered by unauthorized trades. While smaller firms tend to be more volatile, the frequency and the scale of moves in some of their stocks were causing alarm over unauthorized trades on...

Australia’s $1 Trillion Market Draws UK Fund Manager Coller

Mar 27, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets

Coller Capital Ltd., a UK fund manager specializing in private market secondaries, is expanding in Australia with the launch of several funds targeting wealthy locals. The firm, which manages $38 billion, has launched two secondary feeder funds — Coller Private...

Private Equity Is Coming for America’s $12 Trillion in Retirement Savings

Mar 25, 2025 | Markets

Inside the push to change how every American’s nest egg is invested and make private assets mainstream.  Less than a week before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, more than 30 money managers gathered on Zoom to strategize about how to pull America’s...

US Tech Rout Fuels Wild Bets From Korean Retail Investors

Mar 23, 2025 | Markets

The sense of gloom on Wall Street is putting pressure on some of the most committed backers of American exceptionalism: South Korea’s risk-seeking retail investors. These investors plowed $10.2 billion into US stocks and exchange-traded funds through March 20, a...

Diverging US Economic Data Begs the Question: Is a Slowdown Coming?

Mar 22, 2025 | Markets

US economic data are diverging wildly, fueling a debate over whether rising anxiety from President Donald Trump’s trade policies will push a moderating economy into a serious downturn. Surveys of sentiment among households and businesses, known as “soft data,” are...