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Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Financial markets were on wait mode overnight - waiting for the Fed's verdict on monetary policy. And they had fun while waiting, for most souls expect the US central bank to continue what it's been since last September - bribing the bears into hibernation ...

EDHEC-Risk reveals risk control plan

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... the operation of the value chain within the industry rather than the investment positions taken by funds on financial markets. The analysis concludes that current regulation of the industry, whilst containing positive elements, does not solve the problem ...

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... complimented by a massive fiscal spending programme by the government. So why the repressed rally atmosphere in the financial markets? Could be the US debt ceiling. Could be ballooning balances at central banks. Could be fear that the Europe could come ...

Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... solved until I'm sure of you-o-ou..." -Everly Brothers That's' right dynamite, the myriad of problems in the financial markets that haunted investors everywhere appears to have gone the way of 2012 and consensus agrees that 2013 would be better than ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... eurozone wasn't able to dodge a recession, it remains one and Greece has yet to default. Plus, the region's financial markets have stabilised, volatility significantly reduced and bond yields sharply lower heading into the end of 2012. The same goes ...

Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... fund managers. Hyperion Asset Management's Tim Samway expects an easing of the uncertainty that has plagued financial markets to result in a transfer from cash into growth assets. "As investors seek more volatile asset classes like equities they must ...

New investment paradigm governed by science: Winton

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... radiation following the big bang to determine the origins of the universe, our team are looking into the noise of financial markets to tease out trends that can be exploited," said Winton's Robin Eggar. The strategy is founded on the principle that markets ...

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... and a potential deterioration of the European economy are likely to trigger a chain reaction in international financial markets and global economic growth," says Hongbin. "However, should this happen, we believe China has sufficient policy ammunition ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... Owners' Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models, explores how the continued volatility of global financial markets has identified weaknesses in investment portfolios, and how institutional investors have reacted. It says large investors ...

New multi-sector portfolio manager for Perpetual

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... great addition to the team's capabilities. Graham-Smith joins Perpetual Investments with 20 years experience in financial markets, predominately working in alternative investments and portfolio management for some of the world's leading financial institutions ...