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: June 29, 2026
Mon Jun 29 China-EU trade talks. Annual central bankers’ gathering in Portugal. Wimbledon tennis tournament begins in London. Supreme Court final decisions of term. | Tue Jun 30 Mercosur summit in Paraguay. Canada Day national holiday. | Wed Jul 1 India-Japan summit. US/Mexico/Canada review USMCA trade agreement. Sustainable finance forum in Paris Sustainable finance forum in Paris. Ireland takes over the six-monthly revolving presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus. | Thu Jul 2 US June jobs report. US bond markets close early ahead of Independence Day holiday. | Fri Jul 3 US markets closed for Independence Day holiday. Econ summit in Aix-en-Provence. | Sat Jul 4 Tour de France begins in Barcelona. | Sun Jul 5 Opec+ monthly meeting. Women's T20 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
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Week InReview: June 26, 2026
Tech drags Asia stocks. Stocks slid across Asia as tech-heavy markets sold off. South Korea’s Kospi tumbled by around 7% as Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly prepared to announce huge spending plans. The Nikkei 225 dropped nearly 5%, with the Taiex also lower. US and European equity futures retreated, with Nasdaq contracts down over 1%. | The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index edged up, poised for a second weekly gain. The Aussie was the worst G10 currency, followed by the Norwegian krone. New York Fed President John Williams said rates are well-positioned to bring inflation back toward the central bank’s target. Gold declined with silver. | Oil dropped despite an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude traded near $73 a barrel, set for a third weekly loss. China is set to take even fewer barrels this month. | Bond traders priced in slightly lower expectations for a Fed interest-rate hike in the months ahead after the central bank’s favored inflation gauge rose less than estimated. US consumer spending accelerated in May even as prices rose at the fastest pace in more than three years. | The US Army struck deals with several companies to build critical minerals processing plants on military bases across the country, a first-of-its-kind initiative by the administration to boost domestic production of key materials.
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Week InAdvance: June 22, 2026
Mon Jun 22 BRICS NSAs meet in India. Fed forum on global rules for the dollar. London climate event. | Tue Jun 23 'Summer Davos' in China. Review by China's NPC committee. Men’s Fashion Week begins in Paris. | Wed Jun 24 Fed stress test results. UN International Day of Women in Diplomacy. | Thu Jun 25 US personal income, May US PCE price index. Great British Summer Savings scheme begins. | Fri Jun 26 BIS annual conference in Basel. | Sat Jun 27 BIS, FSI, FSB, Basel Committee meet in Basel. Armed Forces Day in the UK.
Upcoming Events
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9Jul
Market Practices Council Industry Update
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
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15Jul
CMBS Council Industry Update
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
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13Aug
Market Practices Council Industry Update
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
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19Aug
CMBS Council Industry Update
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM 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.