The Association of Institutional INVESTORS is a member led organization of institutional investment advisors that represents the interests of investors and strives to advance good practices and promote fair and efficient financial markets through open engagement with policy makers and others.
In Focus
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Week InAdvance: May 11, 2026
Mon May 11 IOSCO's 51st annual meeting. Bessent visits Japan. US Senate back in session. | Tue May 12 Key US inflation data. FINRA's annual conference. High-level monetary forum in Zurich. BOJ publishes summary of opinions from April monetary policy meeting. 79th Cannes Film Festival opens in France. | Wed May 13 UK State Opening of Parliament. IEA and OPEC release their monthly oil market reports. | Thu May 14 BRICS foreign ministers meet in India. Jerusalem Day celebrations begin in Israel. 108th PGA Championship through May 17th. | Fri May 15 Mounting focus on the Fed’s leadership transition. SEC 13F filings. Nakba Day observed in Palestine. The start of bathing season in England. IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, hosted by Switzerland, opens. | Sat May 16 UN International Day of Living Together in Peace. Vienna hosts the 70th Eurovision Song Contest final. Lotus Lantern Parade in Seoul. | Sun May 17 Primary municipal elections in Cuba.
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Week InReview: May 8, 2026
Tech rally lifts US futures. A rally in technology stocks is lifting US index futures as investors wait for a key jobs report. Forecasters expect the April non-farm payrolls jobs report on Friday to show a solid 65,000 increase. | In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is awaiting the results of local elections in England, Scotland, and Wales that could determine his future as prime minister and shape national policy. The pound edged higher while FTSE 100 futures fell. | Stocks in Asia declined after US peers retreated from their peaks on Thursday. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific index was still set for a fifth week of gains. US equity futures were largely steady along with European contracts. | US equity futures opened lower before trimming losses, while WTI held above $97/bbl. | Japanese authorities likely used another $30 billion to prop up the yen by intervening in currency markets just days after an earlier round of action, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts. The PBOC bought the most gold in over a year, as prices remain under pressure due to the protracted war in the Middle East. | Nvidia is investing as much as $2.1 billion in data center developer IREN. AI data center operator CoreWeave gave a disappointing forecast for the current quarter. Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan said the world isn’t prepared for the shakeout from AI, price pressures, and rising government debt.
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Week InAdvance: May 4, 2026
Mon May 4 Japanese financial markets are closed for holiday through May 6. UK markets closed for May Day. Pulitzer Prize winners announced. Annual Met Gala held in New York. | Tue May 5 ECOFIN to discuss tax fraud. IOSCO Asia-Pacific webinar. | Wed May 6 FSOC closed meeting. US Treasury holds quarterly refunding announcement. | Thu May 7 Local elections in England, Wales, Scotland. | Fri May 8 US nonfarm payrolls, jobless rate. ASEAN summit. | Sun May 10 Mother's Day in US, Australia, Canada. BAFTA TV awards in London.
Upcoming Events
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14May
Market Practices Council Industry Update
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
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20May
CMBS Council Industry Update
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
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11Jun
Market Practices Council Industry Update
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
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17Jun
CMBS Council Industry Update
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
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9Jul
Market Practices Council Industry Update
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Our Clients, Our Markets, Our Purpose
The Association of Institutional INVESTORS is an organization of the oldest, largest, and most trusted federally registered investment advisers in the United States. All our members have a fiduciary duty to put their clients' interests first. Put simply, it's not our money. Our members' clients include companies and labor unions, public and private pension plans, mutual funds and 401Ks, and individuals and families who depend on our firms to help them provide for their retirements, to have funds available to educate their family members, to meet other obligations, and to support their financial aspirations. Collectively, the Association's members manage investments for more than 80,000 ERISA pension plans, 401Ks, and mutual funds on behalf of more than 100 million American workers and retirees.Our financial markets connect companies to investors and borrowers to lenders to help corporations create jobs, cities and states build needed roads, bridges, and schools, families finance homes and cars, and pension plans at all levels meet their obligations. These markets allow thousands of organizations and millions of individuals to invest in America, sharing in the success of our nation's businesses and maintaining a stake in the strength of cities, counties, states, and our country.
Our financial markets can only fulfill their highest purposes when they are open, transparent, and provide a level playing field for all market participants, and when they are supported by prudent regulation and strong investor protections. All the Association's efforts are toward these ideals.