12/28/2017
RESEARCH: Asset Managers Are Forced to Adapt
Major competitive and regulatory developments with asset managers prevail, while interest rates are a key trend for financials in general.
12/28/2017
Switzerland tops the list of the Tax Justice Network’s financial secrecy index—and the United States comes in third. European Union (EU) member states Germany and Luxembourg also fall in the top 10.
12/28/2017
This index has seen a lot of turnover in its history, and only one of the original 12 members still holds a spot in it.
12/28/2017
Many athletes think the good times will last forever.
12/28/2017
Instead of the average 7.34 discount rate, ALEC maintains a risk-free rate of 2.14 percent
12/28/2017
Governments made up 76.4 percent of the $44.2 billion in contributions, compared to 70 percent last quarter, while employee contributions comprised the rest.
12/27/2017
Besides the expected ramp-up in electric vehicle manufacturing, economists are predicting that rising global economic growth will make 2018 the year when base metals shine
12/27/2017
Its skiable terrain includes groomed runs for novices and steep couloirs bordered by 800-foot-tall cliffs.
12/26/2017
Donald Trump deserves credit as of the the U.S.’s most important presidents, said David Woo at a Calcalist conference
12/26/2017
Another buyer paid $65.6 million for an 85th-floor unit — the second-highest housing sale.
12/26/2017
The research was commissioned by the global fintech provider Fraedom.
12/26/2017
Markets beginning to stabilize following massive week-long plunge.
12/26/2017
Canaccord Genuity's Brian Reynolds explains that the tweaks to its allocation likely reflect what the portfolio already looks like given stock market gains.
12/25/2017
Buffett may have won his bet against hedge funds, but there is a case to be made to invest in hedge funds on a selective basis
12/25/2017
Managers eye expected lower markets as way to draw investors from passive push
12/21/2017
Co-authored by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice (T&C), the report considers developing countries as both sources and recipients of FDI. The analysis examines the a
12/21/2017
Much of Griffin’s past giving has gone to Chicago-based organizations.
12/21/2017
There were two notable bounce-backs from recession in Brazil (from -3.6% last year to 0.7% growth) and Russia (1.8% growth forecast).
12/20/2017
The survey follows a highly-circulated study from 2010 that honed in on the emotional well-being of average earners.
12/20/2017
The deVere CEO concludes: “No-one can accurately predict the future.