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Qatar’s $500bn sovereign wealth fund is preparing to deploy its cash more aggressively ahead of a petrodollar windfall that could ultimately double its size. Mohammed Al-Sowaidi, the Qatar Investment Authority’s new chief executive, told the Financial Times the fund expected to “do bigger-ticket deals” and invest with “more frequency” as it embarks on a review
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Lighthouse at Montauk Point. Long Island. NewYorkMishella/Getty Images/iStockphoto Moody’s Ratings upgraded Suffolk County, New York, two notches citing the county’s improved fiscal position, sales tax growth and operational oversight.  Moody’s is the third rating agency to upgrade Suffolk this year, after Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings upgraded the Long Island county. The county plans
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Oklahoma Treasurer Gentner Drummond, pictured criticized State Treasurer Todd Russ for fumbling the defense of the state’s anti-ESG law.Oklahoma attorney general’s office Oklahoma’s legal fight to reinstate its “anti-ESG” law will continue amid a public squabble between two elected officials who support the law. Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 prohibits state and local
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors’ “relentless” appetite for juicy returns has triggered the biggest boom on Wall Street in complex financial products since the lead-up to the global financial crisis in 2007. The global volume of structured finance transactions
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20705605/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal bonds were little changed to a touch weaker in spots as investors shifted their focus to the larger new-issue slate ahead while U.S. Treasuries saw losses along the curve and equities closed the session in the red. Municipal yield curves were mostly little changed to weaker by a
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After the deadly collapse of a 12-story condominium tower in the Surfside suburb of Miami, Florida, in 2021, state lawmakers implemented new requirements for older condominiums. Buildings at least 30 years old, like the Champlain tower that fell, have to undergo special inspections, make repairs and gather reserve funds for future maintenance. The deadline is
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has consistently borrowed less than its capacity over the years.Bloomberg News Connecticut is poised to ramp up transportation borrowing in the coming years, according to its most recent fiscal accountability report. “What we want to do is take advantage of the federal resources that are available to make some long-term,
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Show video info Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country after a stunning offensive by rebels who seized the capital city of Damascus and toppled the dynasty that had ruled for 50 years. Amid scenes of jubilation on Sunday, the rebels proclaimed that “the city of Damascus is free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad”
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A Chevron gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Adding dividend-paying stocks to a portfolio helps enhance total return while ensuring income and diversification. Moreover, the appeal of dividend stocks increases as interest rates decline, as is currently the case. Following the recommendations
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In this article HTA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Healthcare Realty Trust building in in Nashville, Tennessee. Source: Google Maps Company: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Business: Healthcare Realty Trust is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around hospital campuses. The company selectively grows
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20664459/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal bond yields fell Friday following U.S. Treasuries’ gains after improved jobs data affirmed the Federal Reserve’s expected December rate cut path, while equities were mixed ahead of the close. “Financial markets are now pricing in a cut at this month’s [Federal Open Market Committee] meeting and two more
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Kevin Bain, formerly Detroit’s director of strategy, has joined Public Sector Consultants. Kevin Bain, formerly director of strategy for the city of Detroit, has joined Public Sector Consultants as a senior strategist for climate and project finance. The nonpartisan public policy consulting firm’s reputation and history of innovation in the green bank space drew him
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“A lot of the strategists and pundits who petitioned Senators and Congressmen on our behalf for the municipal market have their hair on fire, worried that the exemption is going to go away,” said Eric Kazatsky, head of Municipal Strategy for Bloomberg Intelligence. ”It’s not as easy as just saying with the stroke of the pen
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