OPINION/EDITORIAL

Technology’s Impact on the Post-Pandemic Economy

October 4, 2022/US Federal Reserve Governor Philip N. Jefferson At “Technology-Enabled Disruption: Lessons from the Pandemic and the Path Ahead,” a conference organized by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Dallas, and Richmond Good morning, and thank you. It is a pleasure to be here today. I am happy to […]

Limited Investible Options: An Impediment to a Potentially Bullish Industry

October 4, 2022/Hill+Knowlton Strategies  By Agusto & Co. Originally a government-funded social scheme, pensions have since evolved into a global industry driven by the private sector, with several variations of the original pension plan. The 6%[1] annual average growth rate recorded in global pension assets in the past two decades […]

How Illiquid Open-End Funds Can Amplify Shocks And Destabilize Asset Prices

(Photo: MicroStockHub/iStock by Getty Images) October 4, 2022/IMFBlog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, and Felix Suntheim Mutual funds that allow investors to buy or sell their shares daily are an important component of the financial system, offering investment opportunities to investors and providing financing to companies and governments. Open-end investment funds, […]