Investments

The San Francisco bank is following the lead of other U.S. megabanks by providing shorter-term targets ahead of 2050 climate pledges.

Japanese institutional managers -- known for their legendary U.S. debt buying sprees in recent decades -- are now fueling the great bond selloff just as the Federal Reserve pares its $9 trillion balance sheet.

Carvana raised $3.275 billion through the sale, which priced Wednesday afternoon at par to yield 10.25% and will finance its acquisition of Adesa Inc.’s U.S. car-auction business.

ESG funds that are peddling bogus engagement strategies are about to feel some heat as Morningstar Inc. moves to the next stage of its quality control of the industry.

A return by the Japanese bank, even on a smaller scale than previously, would inject fresh demand into a European market where CLO costs have spiked to the highest in two years.

The drop in CLO issuance from Q1 volume raised no alarms, coming off last year’s record $187 million issuance, and experts see strong production for 2022.

The past few weeks have seen no fewer than five acquisitions of U.S. alternative credit shops that specialize in CLOs or bundles of the securitized vehicles.

Out of all investor group types, those with the deepest pockets — property giants with 100 or more homes — tamped down their spending most at the end of last year, CoreLogic reported.

Despite perceptions that smaller companies are riskier, they pose less risk to investors. Realized loss rates are lower, and they deliver higher returns.

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index has fallen 11% from a high in January 2021. That’s the biggest decline from a peak in data stretching back to 1990.