IGM News and Press, iShares Expanded Tech Sector From 09/21/23

2023-09-21 04:00:00 ET Summary The investment landscape is currently experiencing the exuberance of the generative AI hype cycle. Trade disputes, economic sanctions, or geopolitical tensions often cause investors to flee stocks they see as negatively impacted. Value investors ...

2023-09-20 08:57:26 ET Summary Technology stocks have performed well in 2023, but there may be more volatility ahead. The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF has had a strong rally in 2023, but its valuation is high. The Federal Reserve's tightening monetary policy and declining ...

2023-08-24 02:45:00 ET Summary As an active investment manager, we are constantly monitoring and re-evaluating our holdings to make sure that they continue to track our investment strategies. The technology sector has been dominating this year, in fact it was the driver behind the...

2023-08-23 12:30:00 ET Summary The sovereign credit spreads on the U.S. really ballooned out. While it got resolved this time, it does make the markets more jittery. Each time it happens, it's a cumulative effect. And that is certainly not good for the reserve currency because reserve...

2023-08-18 23:15:00 ET Summary Following last year’s plunge across markets, technology and growth stocks are back on top. Aside from a brief wobble in February, year-to-date growth has crushed every other investment style. Despite growth dominating equity performance in...

2023-08-17 13:50:00 ET Summary Earnings have been stagnating, and this past quarter, they came in better than feared. Heading into this season, I was paying very close attention to if companies are able to keep and maybe even grow their margins, and the answer is yes. Looking ...

2023-08-14 22:35:00 ET Summary While we have not made new highs on the 10-year Treasury yield for 2023, closing on Friday at 4.167%, we are too close for comfort on the bond yield front. Unlike 2022, the stock market – and the tech sector in particular – had been ign...

2023-08-10 22:45:00 ET Summary Joe Biden has signed an executive order restricting U.S. private equity and venture capital investment in Chinese companies from sensitive sectors like microchips and AI. The move, along with similar steps over the last year, is increasingly scaring ...

2023-08-03 05:59:17 ET IGM Financial ( TSX: IGM:CA ) posted preliminary total consolidated net inflows of $79 million during July 2023. Total assets under management and advisement were $263.9 billion at July 31, 2023, compared with $261.1 billion at June 30, 2023 and $252.9 b...

2023-08-01 03:35:00 ET Summary As we think about this year, I think one of the things that we need to be mindful of is this idea of this is still an economic environment that is still under pressure from exceptionally fast tightening and monitory policy. This year, we've seen not ...