Europe is looking for a new role and fewer countries will want to be like America, says expert.
American institutional investors continued to like ETFs in 2015, which saw some $230 billion in new net flows, said BlackRock.
Individual investors, who tend to shun alternative investment strategies, should re-examine them, say Franklin-Templeton managers.
“We’re not flashing red as far as the recession goes and I think the next 12 months will be kind of more of the same,” predicted MFS Chief Economist Erik Weisman.
S&P indices watchers call for a re-examination of risk.
Some financial professionals say advisors are too fixated on short-term goals and are pushing for a new, "holistic" approach to investment management.
Extended lifespans, which will dramatically change how retirement planning and savings tools are used, can fuel economic growth, say BlackRock executives.
Many people turn to riskier, high-beta investments in the hopes of generating high returns. But some fund executives say low-volatility ETFs can help investors make more money over the long term.
Consumers are the main reason U.S. economic growth has been stuck at 2 percent, said MFS economist Erik Weisman.
Unemployment is down, the gradual recovery continues, there is no expectation of high inflation, yet the economy is unlikely to boom, a panel of analysts and economists said Thursday.