Institutional Investment
Investment strategies and asset allocation focused on institutional investors and large-scale portfolio management.
14 events touching this theme
- Single sourceabout 3 hours agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Clearinghouses sue over unregulated stock and crypto wagering platform
Kalshi and the CFTC approved perpetual short-selling contracts, allowing retail traders to bet against stocks through derivatives.
The New York Times
- Single sourceabout 22 hours agoPrediction Markets & Betting
CFTC probes whether Kalshi broke rules on event contract approval
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether prediction-market platform Kalshi improperly certified its own contracts, months after regulators forced it to halt sports-betting products.
CNBC
- Single source3 days agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Traders bet billions on Democratic gains as midterm results roll in
Election night saw heavy trading volume in prediction markets wagering on Democratic congressional performance and the Texas gubernatorial contest.
CNBC
- Single source4 days agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Citadel, Cboe sue to block single-stock perpetual futures
A crypto-derived betting product is drawing institutional capital and triggering competition among traditional Wall Street firms.
The Wall Street Journal
- Single source5 days agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Trader's well-timed bets on Senate races spark insider-trading questions
Researchers detected suspicious trading activity on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket ahead of New York Times polling data release.
The New York Times
- Single source5 days agoPrediction Markets & Betting
PSA's grip on card grading drives Pokémon collector prices
Card-grading companies wield pricing power over the Pokémon collectibles market, shaping valuations and trading.
CNBC
- Single source10 days agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Prediction market traders give Democrats 74% odds for Senate control
Prediction market traders price Democrats at 75% to win Senate control, signaling market expectations for policy shifts.
CNBC
- Single source28 days agoPhilanthropic Giving & Higher Ed
Harvard endowment surges 27 percent, boosted by SpaceX stake
Harvard's endowment rose 27% in fiscal 2026, with SpaceX as its largest holding.
CNBC
- Single source29 days agoPhilanthropic Giving & Higher Ed
Texas religious university's endowment rivals Ivy League investment returns
Abilene Christian University's endowment is outperforming Ivy League endowments in market returns.
CNBC
- Single sourceabout 1 month agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Options traders place large wager on Snap stock climbing 30 percent
Large trade executed in Snap shares as stock surges.
CNBC
- Single sourceabout 1 month agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Kalshi adds labeling system for thinly traded election prediction markets
Kalshi adds transparency features to election prediction contracts before midterm voting.
CNBC
- Single sourceabout 1 month agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Wagering platforms expand into entertainment and celebrity event contracts
Prediction markets are expanding into pop culture betting, creating a new asset class for institutional and retail traders.
MarketWatch
- Single sourceabout 1 month agoPhilanthropic Giving & Higher Ed
Citadel CEO Griffin gives Carnegie Mellon record-breaking three billion dollars
Griffin pledges three billion dollars to Carnegie Mellon, with two billion designated for a new campus in Miami.
CNBC
- Single sourceabout 1 month agoPrediction Markets & Betting
Polymarket appoints Goldman Sachs veteran to lead institutional expansion
Prediction market platform Polymarket hired Lisa Mantil, a longtime Goldman Sachs executive, to develop its institutional trading business.
CNBC