A recent CFA Institute Financial Market Integrity Outlook Survey shows that CFA Institute members in 8 of the 16 largest markets see derivatives as the most serious issue facing global markets. While 23% of global respondents ranked derivatives as most serious, 20% consider financial reporting and market fraud as the most serious issue facing global […]
Increased confidence in emerging market investments was underlined today by Excel Funds Management’s announcement that it has reduced the investment risk rating for two of its newest funds. Bhim D. Asdhir, president and CEO of Excel Funds Management, explained that the change “recognizes the fact that the ratings of emerging market sovereign and corporate debt […]
The Canadian marketplace offers a range of opportunities for impressive returns, but there’s little consensus on where those opportunities lie.
Its late April 2010 and the first details of an explosion at BPs Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico hits the tape. BP is trading at approximately $60.50.
The Certified General Accountants’ Association of Alberta (CGA Alberta) today launched ‘My Money $ My Future,’ a campaign designed to help high school students make informed and effective decisions in managing their finances. “Canadians need a better understanding of the financial choices available to them and the consequences of those choices,” says John Carpenter, MBA […]
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered?
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered? Risk is a layered concept. Although individual investors—even high net worth clients—acknowledge their balance sheets, do they truly recognize the forces behind them or even their own risk thresholds?
Clients keep cold, hard cash in their do-it-yourself account, says our Ninth Annual Dollars & Sense Study.
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered? Risk is a layered concept. Although individual investors—even high net worth clients—acknowledge their balance sheets, do they truly recognize the forces behind them or even their own risk thresholds?
Despite a broad rebound in markets during 2010, UBS has opted to extend its preference for risk assets by shifting back to an overweight in equities and retaining an overweight in credit within fixed income.