The market reaction to the recent EU summit has been cheerful and the euphoria was felt across the world including in emerging markets. Cautious optimism continues to be the preferred approach for many others.
Canadians are increasingly interested in socially responsible investing, but not at the cost of capital gains, according to a study commissioned by Standard Life.
Awareness of capital control tools and a road map for when they’ll likely be implemented can reduce uncertainty and help investors anticipate some of the structural changes that can impact cross border fixed-income portfolios.
We live in very uncertain times where the operative word is caution. And being cautious means being forward looking, says Vinay Pande, chief investment advisor, global markets research, Deutsche Bank.
If there is one upside to the European sovereign debt crisis, it may be that it allows the U.S. to look quite good in comparison. A "there but by the Grace of God" sense was in full display among the speakers at the recent CFA Institute Conference in Boston, Mass.
There is something fundamentally amiss with the global economy and it will take structural change to set things right.
Investing in emerging markets is inherently risky, but foregoing the opportunity they present could be even riskier, especially at a time when growth in the developed world has been falling, floundering and flat-lining.
The knock-on effects of the lost momentum in world trade have hit manufacturing in emerging markets, slowing growth across all sectors, according to the HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI).
Nearly a month after the "Occupy Wall Street" protests first started in New York, a similar protest is coming to Toronto's Bay Street on October 15 at 10 a.m. The Toronto Chapter of the Occupy Movement is going all out to garner support ahead of the big day.
The breakdown of a marriage is hard on clients in many ways: emotionally, physically and financially. The only easy thing about it is getting the court to sanction the dissolution.