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Turmoil in Emerging Markets: Is It 1997 All Over Again? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
With expectations that the US Federal Reserve will soon begin to tighten monetary conditions, emerging markets — particularly in Asia — are grappling with renewed volatility. To understand what might ...
Can Credit Ratings Be Sexy? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
The Mae West quote that “too much of a good thing is wonderful” reflected her playful method of sexual innuendo and is the way many investors view credit ratings. Upon her other revelations, I do not ...
Linkfest: Reasons for optimism; Monetary policy coordination limited; Stan Fischer for Fed chair 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
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The Proposed Reverse Repo Facility: The Fed’s New Policy Tool? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
The release of last week’s Fed minutes was received in typical fashion by the mainstream media. They spent most of the time analyzing any use of the word “taper”, a conversation that’s well exhausted ...
Linkfest: Fed’s taper anxiety; Nasdaq shutdown; Ballmer retires; Moody’s cautions on bank ratings 26 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
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Volatility in Emerging Markets: Resources on Currency and Capital Flows 26 Aug 2013 | 09:59 am
Emerging markets are vulnerable to aggressive inflows and outflows of capital — and that vulnerability has been on display over the past few weeks, especially in India, where the rupee has lost 15% of...
Poll: What Is the Primary Cause of the Upturn in Shareholder Activism? 23 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
About 43% of 574 global respondents to this week’s poll dismiss reports of an upturn in shareholder activism as exaggerated and think any perceived increase is primarily attributable to the savvier us...
What Is Most Important Factor in Hiring Investment Managers? 22 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Bob Dannhauser, CFA, head of standards of practice and outreach at CFA Institute, and Ben Boyd, global chair of Edelman's corporate practice, discuss the CFA Institute & Edelman Investor Trust Study. ...
Book Review: Project Financing: Asset-Based Financial Engineering 22 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am
This comprehensive and well-documented guide for project finance should be valuable reading for project sponsors and their consultants. Also likely to benefit are investors and asset managers consider...
Linkfest: Fed chair race; Goldman’s trading error; Ackman blasts Herbalife 21 Aug 2013 | 11:45 pm
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