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☆ The state of Wisconsin purchased $163 million in bitcoin ETFs in the first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The state of Wisconsin has purchased about $163 million worth of bitcoin, according to 13F filings. The state of Wisconsin Investment Board purchased bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock and Grayscale in the first quarter. The Wisconsin Investment Board manages state's pension which is worth more than $150 billion. AdvertisementThe state of Wisconsin purchased $163 million worth of bitcoin in the first quarter, according to a 13F filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Advertisement"Wow, a state pension bought $IBIT in the first quarter.

Persons: —, Eric Balchunas, Balchunas, Bitcoin Organizations: Wisconsin Investment, Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Wisconsin Investment Board, Bloomberg Intelligence Locations: Wisconsin, BlackRock, Virginia, Fairfax County

☆ CSX completes first diverted cargo shipments on new rail line for Port of Baltimore
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just days after CSX announced a new rail line in response to the Port of Baltimore closure, the Baltimore-bound containers that were diverted to the Port of New York and New Jersey are back being unloaded in Baltimore. CSX started discussions last week with Ports America to see how it could effectively move the diverted cargo. The train route moving the diverted cargo includes Chicago; Kearney, New Jersey; and Baltimore. Norfolk is in discussions with Ports America to extend this service directly on-dock at their Seagirt Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. As the Port of Baltimore crisis unfolded, many major ocean carriers invoked contract clauses transferring responsibility for transportation of cargo from diverted ports to shipping clients.

Persons: Mark Schmidt, Schmidt, Scott Cowan Organizations: CSX, Port, Ports, Canada, Plan Investment Board, Ports America, Norfolk Southern, Elizabeth Marine, Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown Services, International Longshoremen's Association, Baltimore Locations: Baltimore, of New York, New Jersey, Ports America, North, Chicago, Kearney , New Jersey, Norfolk, New York, Wilmington, Newark, Elizabeth , New Jersey, Port of New York, North America, Port of Baltimore, East Coast, Gulf, U.S, , Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada

☆ The office market is so bleak that Canada's largest pension fund sold its stake in an NYC building for $1
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Canada's largest pension fund sold a stake in a New York building for $1. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board operates a $436.9 billion fund, with a global real estate portfolio worth roughly $30.6 billion. According to the Bloomberg report, the pension isn't backing out entirely from the office real estate sector, but it's also limiting its holdings in the space. Economists at Moody's, too, expect more pain ahead for commercial real estate.

Persons: —, it's, Goldman Sachs, Moody's Organizations: Service, Pension Plan Investment Board, Bloomberg, Pension Plan Investment, Boston Properties, Santa, Santa Monica Business Park, Bank, New York Community Bank Locations: New York, Canada, Santa Monica, Silicon, Moody's

☆ Premarket stocks: Wall Street is worried about another regional banking crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But while the last crisis was all about interest rate risk, this one revolves around the $20 trillion commercial real estate market. What’s happening: After decades of growth bolstered by low interest rates and easy credit, commercial real estate has hit a wall. The increase was driven partly by expected losses on commercial real estate loans, it said. “As losses from a [commercial real estate] loan portfolio accumulate, they can spill over into the broader financial system,” they wrote. “There’s some smaller and regional banks that have concentrated exposures in these areas that are challenged and we’re working with them,” he said.

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☆ Saks and Neiman Marcus are better together
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The signage outside the Neiman Marcus store is seen during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus might be headed down the aisle. The two luxury retailers are in talks to merge, according to the Wall Street Journal on Friday. By joining forces, Saks and Neiman would have more power negotiating with vendors and ability to control costs. Saks and Neiman are destined to match up.

Persons: Marcus, Neiman Marcus, Neiman, Jennifer Saba, Robert Cyran, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Saks Fifth, Wall, Saks, HBC, Dallas, Ares Management, Plan Investment Board, Bain, Neiman, X, Barclays, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Canada

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, who met in San Francisco on Wednesday, may disagree on the terminology. Barely half the manufactured goods imported into the United States from low-cost Asian countries now come from China. Chinese firms have raised just $529 million from initial and secondary stock offerings in the United States in the year to mid-October. But the conscious decoupling between the U.S. and China looks set to continue. Follow @ugalani and @a_fitri_alias on XCONTEXT NEWSU.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Nov. 15 in San Francisco on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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☆ Explainer: What's at stake as Alberta seeks to split from Canada Pension Plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Maiya Keidan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TORONTO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will seek to challenge Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to pull her province out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), in a meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday. A nationwide pension scheme called CPP that took contributions from paychecks began in the late 1960s. CPP Investments - an entity to manage its assets - was created in 1997 by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act. AIMCo has not been considered a vehicle for a new Alberta pension plan. If Alberta walks away with more than 22.5% of assets, CPP contributions from everywhere else in the country would have to increase, Tombe estimates.

Persons: Chrystia Freeland, Danielle Smith's, Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, paychecks, AIMCo, SMITH, Smith, Patrik Marier, Trevor Tombe, Tombe, Maiya Keidan, Deepa Babington Organizations: TORONTO, Canadian Finance, Canada, Conservative Party, CPP Investments, Plan Investment, Investments, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Concordia University, University of Calgary, British Columbia, Thomson Locations: Quebec, Alberta, Ottawa, ALBERTA, Western, Ontario

☆ How Morgan Stanley exec Ted Pick rose from 'rough edged' deal junkie to CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Editor's note: Morgan Stanley announced on October 25 that Ted Pick would replace James Gorman as CEO. Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.

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☆ Leaving Canada Pension Plan could save Albertans billions, says study
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Maiya Keidan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I believe that an Alberta pension plan would be fairer," Premier Danielle Smith told a news conference on Thursday. However, he noted the pension respects the right of Albertans to consider withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan. Albertans will have until spring 2024 to submit views on a provincial pension plan to a panel, which will submit a report to the Albertan government. Former Premier Jason Kenney announced in June 2020 that his government would study a recommendation from a panel to replace the CPP with a provincial plan. Any province has the right to withdraw under the Canada Pension Plan Act but written notice is required, enabling legislation has to be passed and the value of assets to be transferred must be negotiated.

Persons: Danielle Smith, Todd Korol, LifeWorks, Smith, Michel Leduc, Albertans, Chrystia Freeland, Premier Jason Kenney, Maiya Keidan, Steve Scherer, Barbara Lewis, Josie Kao Organizations: United Conservative Party, REUTERS, Rights, Canada, Global, Public Affairs, Communications, Investments, Plan . Finance, Premier, CPP, Investment Board, Thomson Locations: Calgary , Alberta, Canada, Canadian, Alberta, Ottawa, Province of Alberta, Quebec

☆ Exclusive: Canada oil sands carbon capture project struggles to get key contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The mechanism gives investors in CCS certainty about their future revenue by setting a minimum price for their carbon credits. Oil companies in the country's highest-emitting sector are counting on CCS to help dramatically cut emissions while continuing to pump oil and gas. Carbon credits represent reduced or avoided carbon emissions, and companies use them to mitigate greenhouse gases they generate. The government has told Pathways that the Growth Fund may not be equipped to handle some projects, said the Pathways representative who asked not to be named. Canada set up the Growth Fund last year, which is run through the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, a federal Crown corporation.

Persons: Suncor, Todd Korol, Justin Trudeau, Jessica Eritou, Adam Auer, Steve Scherer, Denny Thomas, Josie Kao Organizations: Rights, Pathways Alliance, Reuters, Finance Ministry, U.S, Alliance CCS, Canadian Natural Resources, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips, MEG Energy, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Crown, Cement Association of Canada, Thomson Locations: Fort McMurray , Alberta, Canada, U.S, ConocoPhillips Canada

The IPO could come later this year or early next year, subject to market conditions, the sources added, requesting anonymity because the matter is confidential. The valuation attained will also be subject to market conditions, the sources added. EQT, CPPIB and Goldman Sachs declined to comment. The company develops payment software helping clients such as large hospital systems with the collection of bills from patients. The company now works with 1 million healthcare providers and handles more than 2.5 billion transactions annually, according to its website.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Waystar, CPPIB, Echo Wang, David Carnevali, Stephen Coates Organizations: EQT, Plan Investment, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase &, JPMorgan, Bain Capital, Fitch, Medicare, Medicaid Services, Thomson Locations: Canada, Navicure, New York

☆ Global investors skip Ant’s buyback after valuation slumps 70% - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A sign of Antchain, the blockchain technology branch under Ant Group, is seen at Ant Group's booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File PhotoAug 7 (Reuters) - A number of global investors are opting out of Ant Group's (688688.SS) proposed share buyback after the Chinese fintech's valuation was slashed by more than 70%, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. However, a few money managers, including Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price Group, have agreed to sell their shares, the report added. In July, Ant Group announced a surprise share buyback of up to 7.6% of its equity interest at a price that represents a group valuation of about 567.1 billion yuan ($78.68 billion). Ant Group, Warburg Pincus, GIC, Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price Group did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Persons: Ant Group's, Warburg Pincus, Rowe Price, Nilutpal, Varun Organizations: Ant, Artificial Intelligence, REUTERS, Yilei, Bloomberg, Plan Investment, Carlyle Group, Fidelity Investments, Rowe Price Group, Ant Group, GIC, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Canada, Bengaluru

☆ Meet Ted Pick, the hard-charging 'deal junkie' who rose to the top at Morgan Stanley the old-fashioned way — and looks poised to succeed James Gorman as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Succession has traditionally been a bloody sport on Wall Street, and Morgan Stanley is no exception. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Pick, Gucci loafers, Blackstone, Tony James, Morgan, James Gorman, Gorman, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, John Mack, Ted, James, Phil Purcell, Mack, Purcell, Merrill Lynch, Paul Taubman, Colm Kelleher, coheads, Gonzalo Marroquin, Patrick McMullan, Saperstein, Euromoney, Parker Gilbert, He's, John, cohead, Bolu, Goldman Sachs, Pablo, tony, Betsey Kittenplan, Smith Barney, James cochairs, Jim Breyer, Anna Wintour, John Mack pranking Pick, John Waldron, Goldman, I'm, Howard Marks, Bill Parcells, atta, Brian Moynihan, aren't, David Solomon, Jamie Dimon's, Eaton Vance, he's, you've, Richard Drew, — Organizations: Employees, Archegos Capital Management, Blackstone, McKinsey, Getty, Middlebury College, China Construction Bank, Harvard Business School, Mitsubishi, Wall, Autonomous Research, Anguilla, Agricultural Bank of China, Capital Management, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, New York Rangers, Oaktree Capital Management, Bloomberg, Staten, Disney, JPMorgan, Trade, AP Locations: China, Beijing, Manhattan, New York City, Caracas, Venezuela, Brookville, tony Long

☆ Australia’s $2.5 trln pension stash is one to envy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Sure, mining giant BHP (BHP.AX) has its headquarters in Australia’s second-most populous city, it’s a self-anointed coffee capital and boasts top-notch restaurants. Two other factors have capital-hungry institutions knocking on super funds’ doors. This is especially true of so-called industry funds that are mutually owned and initially catered to specific sectors such as higher education employees or hospitality workers. Daniel Andrews, premier of Victoria, has earmarked industry super funds as minority investors in a state-run plan to build renewable energy plants. Recent ructions in real estate have prompted some super funds to reassess whether the risk and complexity are justified.

Persons: dwarfing, AustralianSuper, California’s CalPERS, London’s, Paul Schroder, Hostplus, Anthony, Daniel Andrews, Breakingviews, outsized, Peter Thal Larsen, Thomas Shum Organizations: MELBOURNE, Reuters, Australian Stock Exchange, Association, Retirement, Canada, Plan Investment Board, Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, Coal, IFM, Vienna Airport, KPMG, Reuters Graphics, Australian, Trust, Macquarie, Victorian State Department of, UniSuper, Sydney Airport, Victoria, Blackstone, CVC, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, Melbourne, Australia’s, it’s, Australia, Heathrow, Edinburgh, Europe, United States, Indiana, New York, London

☆ Explainer: What's next for Ant after its nearly $1 bln fine?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After the fine, the next step would be to obtain the financial holding license, which is crucial for reviving any listing plans by Ant. A second license Ant is waiting to procure is one for a personal credit reporting company. IPO PROSPECTSThe resolution of Ant's regulatory woes has revived talk of whether the company's listing could be back on the cards. Alibaba, which has a 33% stake in Ant, said on Sunday it was considering whether to participate in the buyback. Ant's major shareholders, Hangzhou Junhan Equity Investment Partnership and Hangzhou Junao Equity Investment Partnership, have voluntarily decided not to participate in the repurchase.

Persons: Ant, Ant ., Jack Ma, Warburg Pincus, Ant's, Roxanne Liu, Brenda Goh, Christina Fincher Organizations: Ant, Financial Regulatory Administration, State Council, Reuters, Ant Group, Shanghai's STAR, Hangzhou Junhan Equity Investment Partnership, Hangzhou Junao Equity Investment Partnership, China Life Insurance, China Pacific Life Insurance, Plan Investment, Yunfeng, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Canada

Bloomberg News had reported on May 25 that Bunge and Viterra were in talks to combine, without providing details on the deal's terms and timing. Acquiring Viterra would bring Bunge revenue's revenues -- $67.2 billion in 2022 -- in line with Archer-Daniels-Midland, which registered sales of nearly $102 billion last year. In early 2017, Viterra, then known as Glencore Agriculture, attempted a takeover of Bunge, which was then valued at $11 billion. In May 2017, Bunge rebuffed Glencore after the latter made an informal approach to discuss "a possible consensual business combination." Viterra expanded its business of buying and selling grain in the United States through its $1.1 billion acquisition of Gavilon last year.

Persons: Bunge, Greg Heckman, Privately, Viterra, Archer, Louis Dreyfus Co, Glencore, Abigail Summerville, Anirban Sen, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, Bunge Ltd, Glencore Plc, Canada, Plan Investment Board, Columbia Investment Management Corp, Bloomberg News, Daniels, Midland Co, Cargill Inc, Bunge, Midland, Agriculture, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Glencore, Brazil, Viterra, United States, Gavilon, New

☆ India's Mankind Pharma soars 31%, valuing condom maker at almost $7 bln
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Rama Venkat | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, May 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Manforce condom maker Mankind Pharma Ltd (MNKI.NS) surged as much as 31% in debut trading on Tuesday, valuing the company at 566.43 billion rupees ($6.93 billion) in the country's biggest listing so far this year. The company, which also owns India's top at-home pregnancy testing kit Prega News, opened at 1,300 rupees, staying above that mark through the morning session and hitting its highest at 1,414 rupees. It was seeking a valuation of 432.64 billion rupees ($5.29 billion) at the upper end of a price band it set for its initial public offering last month. The strong debut will likely lift the sentiment for the IPO market overall." The company's IPO had an offer for sale of shares worth 43.26 billion rupees from existing shareholders, including its founder Ramesh Juneja, and allocated 12.98 billion rupees worth of shares to 77 anchor investors including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Government of Singapore, Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

☆ UK growth hinges on more than a new pension giant
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Politicians and financiers think a consolidation of the country’s pension funds would breathe new life into its stocks, startups and infrastructure. Meanwhile, there is no doubt that UK defined-benefit pension funds, company-sponsored plans that promise a specific payment upon retirement, have moved away from UK equities. The proposals also entail creating a 100 billion pound pension fund, modelled on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a retirement giant with $536 billion assets under management. Overall, some 19% of these funds’ assets are in UK stocks, according to the Pensions Policy Institute. If UK assets can yield the risk-adjusted returns offered by other assets, pension funds will join in too.

☆ India NSE's IPO plan stumbles at market watchdog's door - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jayshree P Upadhyay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed an internal view that due to the pending cases it won't approve NSE's application made last year for an IPO, the sources said. “Till the legal and regulatory issues are cleared there is no chance that SEBI will approve NSE's IPO plans,” said one of the sources, who is a senior regulatory official. A delayed NSE IPO will test the patience of its core shareholders - banks, insurance companies and foreign funds - who have been waiting for an exit opportunity in rising markets. The regulator's reluctance to approve NSE's IPO has not been previously reported. These include whether certain brokers made unfair gains due to preferential access to NSE’s trading systems and another lapse in NSE’s trading architecture, the source said.

☆ Inside the 5-hour psychological interview that can make or break your career at Citadel, Blackstone, and other finance titans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

ghSmartThe company's unusual but rigorous approach to screening job candidates has won it the trust of some of the finance industry's most competitive and coveted workplaces, as well as other blue-chip corporations. "That became the kernel for ghSmart," Smart recounted in a podcast interview. That means the ghSmart interview isn't something you can necessarily prepare for in the same way you might, for example, read up on certain stocks or industry trends. The company's team of psychologists spends hours drilling into each candidate's job and life experiences. Unlike some executive-search firms, ghSmart disconnects its fee from whether it fills the role.

The remainder was equity checks by the private equity firms. Typically, debt accounts for between 60% and 80% of the deal consideration, allowing the buyout firms to juice returns. REFINANCING RISKTo be sure, a handful of private equity firms have already been accustomed to this kind of refinancing risk. An upside to the shift toward equity financing, dealmakers say, is that the companies owned by the private equity firms have more cushion to absorb losses if their business deteriorates. Many of the leveraged buyouts that became bankruptcies in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis were the result of private equity firms saddling companies with debt to the hilt.

☆ SAP-controlled Qualtrics accepts $12.5 bln offer from Silver Lake, CPPIB
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 13 (Reuters) - Qualtrics International Inc (XM.O) said on Monday it will go private after the customer survey software maker's controlling shareholder, SAP SE (SAPG.DE), accepted a $12.5 billion bid from an investor consortium led by Silver Lake and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). SAP agreed to the consortium's $18.15-per-share offer for Qualtrics, saying it would get about $7.7 billion for its stake. Qualtrics said earlier this month it would negotiate on an exclusive basis with Silver Lake and CPPIB until March 15 to see whether a deal could be finalized. Silver Lake Partners currently holds a 13.94% stake in Qualtrics. In 2018, SAP bought Qualtrics for $8 billion and three years later listed it in New York.

☆ SAP ends pointless M&A roundtrip with Qualtrics
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Karen Kwok | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

For SAP Chief Executive Christian Klein, an exit would cap a relatively pointless M&A roundtrip. In theory, SAP could have supercharged the groups’ combined revenue by offering its software to Qualtrics’ customers and vice versa. Silver Lake, a specialist in tech buyouts, is well-placed to keep that growing. One potential hiccup is that Qualtrics’ fairly paltry EBITDA limits how much debt Silver Lake can use. SAP paid $8 billion in cash for Qualtrics in 2018, and subsequently offloaded a minority stake through an initial public offering in 2021.

☆ Qualtrics gets $12.4 bln buyout offer from Silver Lake, Canada's CPPIB
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 6 (Reuters) - Software maker Qualtrics International Inc (XM.O) said on Monday it has received a $12.4 billion go-private offer from private equity firm Silver Lake Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The offer values Qualtrics at $18.15 per share, a premium of nearly 6% to the stock's last closing price. They have gained 8.8% since the start of February when Silver Lake first expressed its interest in Qualtrics. Qualtrics and Silver Lake have entered into an exclusivity agreement for the deal talks, which ends on March 15. Silver Lake already holds a near 4.2% stake in Qualtrics.

☆ This emerging markets fund outperforms by finding ideas in small- and mid-cap companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A keen appreciation for ideas that fly under the radar helped one emerging markets fund outperform during the pandemic. Since starting at the Matthews Emerging Markets Small Companies (MSMLX) fund in 2020, Vivek Tanneeru said he has kept his focus on small- and mid-cap companies to generate alpha (returns above a benchmark). For example, his Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future fund (MISFX) fund, which he founded in 2015, is also given five stars at Morningstar. One stock Tanneeru is particularly bullish on now is Legend Biotech . For Tanneeru, small caps are a more nimble way for investors to gain access to emerging markets and tap into consumer preferences there.

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