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 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.
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Week InReview: May 1, 2026
Faster S&P entry for IPOs. S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a consultation that could speed up the entry of mega cap companies seeking to IPO into its indexes. One example: SpaceX could land on the S&P 500 in six months instead of 12. | Apple delivered a surprisingly strong revenue forecast. It warned, however, of higher memory-chip costs and persistent Mac computer shortages. The shares are up 2.8% in early trading. | US equity futures were steady, suggesting a pause in the rally after the best month for stocks since late 2020. The yen resumed gains triggered by government intervention in currency markets. | OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, rebutting concerns about missing internal targets, said the company is meeting objectives and sees “a vertical wall of demand” for its products. | Japan’s top currency official said authorities in Tokyo are maintaining readiness to intervene in the crude oil futures market, as speculative moves there have been affecting the yen.
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Week InAdvance: April 27, 2026
Mon Apr 27 UN nuclear treaty review. | Tue Apr 28 Japan rate decision. Joint BIS, BOE, and IMF Spillover Conference in DC. | Wed Apr 29 Fed expected to hold rates steady in a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Japanese financial markets are closed for Showa Day, the opening of Golden Week, a series of national holidays. | Thu Apr 30 ECB rate decision. UK BOE rate decision. | Fri May 1 May Day public holiday observed in multiple countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, and France; financial markets closed in several regions.
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.