There is a growing sense of urgency in the air about Canada’s need to broaden its economic participation by adopting a more aggressive approach to doing business in emerging markets. Industry experts are becoming increasingly nervous about Canada as an ‘underachiever’ in emerging markets deal-making, according to PwC’s new Capital Markets Flash report. Canada has […]
For too long the world had seen South Africa as a morbid montage of crime, poverty and sky-high HIV-AIDS infection rates. A third world country considered short on skills and long on laxity, avoided like a cold sore by global investors. But that is all in the rear-view mirror. With its accession to the unofficial […]
In a world where leading economies are saddled with a tenuous recovery, Latin America is proving to be a happy hunting ground for global investors always looking for the next growth story.
The French philosopher and nobleman was commenting on life in early modern France, a period of political intrigue, war and economic upheaval.
Soaring debt levels in advanced economies, overheating emerging markets and strict capital controls are among the global economic and financial challenges faced by financial planners, according to Thomas Hockin, executive director, International Monetary Fund, speaking at the CIFPs 9th Annual National Conference-2011, in Ottawa. “We’ve had 22 financial crises since 1945; financial crisis is the […]
Investing is intuitive, according to Craig Swanger, head of Macquarie Global Investments. Australia-based Swanger, who is in Canada for a cross-country tour, made this assertion to a group of advisors and clients at the Allstream Centre in Toronto last night. Modern portfolio theory says don’t put all your eggs in one basket, but over the […]
While governments in industrialised economies are taking a softly-softly-catchee-monkey approach to monetary tightening, those in emerging markets have been more aggressive and have been able to successfully stymie inflation.
After briefly losing some investment inflows to developed markets, especially the U.S., emerging markets have pulled back the pendulum of inventor mood with measures to rein in inflation. The first quarter of 2011 saw about $18.6 billion leave emerging market equity funds, about the same as gained by the U.S.-dedicated equity funds during the period, […]
Investors who held onto Japanese equity funds through March probably know what to expect when they look at their statements this month. The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck the country took a heavy toll on equity investments. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index finished March with a year-to-date decline of 8.2%, having recovered from being […]
Civil unrest continues to roll across the Middle East and North Africa, shaking investor confidence both for the impact on the Arab world and the global energy markets. The Gulf Cooperation Council has unveiled what has been dubbed “the Arab Marshall Plan” which will deliver $20 billion over ten years to Oman and Bahrain, two […]