NT Takes Stake in Tech Firm to Drive Asset-Owner Services

Northern Trust is taking a minority stake in Parilux Investment Technology, representing a key step in the development of its Front Office Solutions business, which the bank is constructing to deliver operational and technology services to in-house institutional investment teams. The business is focused on supporting the investment teams of endowments, foundations, corporations, family offices and …

Renewable Energy Investments Taking Hold in Institutional Portfolios

Institutional investors are looking for opportunities to invest in renewable energy, and the markets have taken note.  In fact, more than half (54%) of the number of infrastructure deals completed in Q2 2018 were for renewable energy assets, while energy assets and utilities assets each accounted for 11% of all infrastructure deals, according to a …

Paltry Rates Perplex Life Insurers as Pre-Crisis Debt Matures

Investment executives at U.S. life insurance companies continue to lose sleep over identifying the best reinvestment opportunities for maturing debt in which they invested a decade ago. With interest rates much lower now than before the financial crisis, the challenge for life insurers is to find new investment classes that meet their yield requirements without …