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Confidence is driving an upswing in all market sectors
At GIL 2009, Frost & Sullivan’s Chairman David Frigstad said: “We’ve the economy bottom out in early May with indicators all around us that the recovery has started, confidence is driving an upswing in all market sectors”. With a positive outlook ahead, he inspired the 120 plus CEOs and their growth teams that gathered in London for the GIL Global event. Mr Frigstad’s view of the current economic climate seemed to be shared by many industry l... [more]
Is the recent bounce in equity markets the start of a new bull run or a bear market rally
In early March, we noticed a curiosity in the equity performance tables: for several months, the average fund had been out-performing a falling market. The only explanation for this was that funds had high cash levels and so were positioned for market weakness. With valuations at extreme lows and pessimism rife, this was the signal we had been looking for. Markets usually make a fool out of consensus positioning and the fact that most investors w... [more]
Major indices continue to slip despite being at multi-year lows
It is worrying that the major indices continue to slip despite being at multi-year lows. The re-emergence of M&A in the large cap pharma sector has failed to reinvigorate the markets, with continued selling in the wider arena. On a more positive notes, we haven’t seen triple digit losses, but it is concerning that we aren’t see bargain hunters dip in to the market at these levels. This morning’s French data has come in at worse than expected leve... [more]
Global bonds still give the best investor returns
According to the latest research by Moneyspider.com, global bonds continue to dominate the best investor returns. The top ten income paying funds are drawn exclusively from the Investment Management Association’s (IMA) Global Bond sector. The figures show that Scottish Widows’ Global Bond Plus is top of the tree, with an original £7k investment having increased by 58 per cent over the past 12 months (to 15/01/09) to £11,095, while M&G’s Intern... [more]
CME Group, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and MexDer Announce Order Routing, Equity Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. , the financial exchange operator in Mexico, today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership that includes an order routing agreement for derivatives products.
Quadra Mining Ltd. Announces 2009 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial Results (Marketwire)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - (
Scotiabank reports strong revenue growth and first quarter earnings of $988 million (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
First quarter financial measures compared to the same period a year ago: - Earnings per share (diluted) of $0.91, compared to $0.80 - Net income of $988 million, versus $842 million - Return on equity of 17.4%, compared to 16.2% - Productivity ratio of 50.5%, versus 58.7% Year-to-date performance versus our 2010 financial and operational objectives was as follows: Targets: 1. Earn a return on ...
Quadra Mining Ltd. Announces 2009 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - (All figures, except per share amounts, are in $ US thousands unless otherwise stated or unless context requires otherwise) Quadra Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Quadra") (TSX: QUA - News ) announces net earnings of $80.5 million or $0.89 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $38.6 or $0.61 per share (basic) for ...
Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns (New York Times)
States and companies have started investing very differently when it comes to the billions of dollars they are safeguarding for workers’ retirement. Companies are quietly and gradually moving their pension funds out of stocks.
Sasol Limited Interim Financial Results for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2009 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Scotiabank reports strong revenue growth and first quarter... (MalaysiaNews.net)
Targets: 1. Earn a return on equity (ROE)(1) of 16 to 20%. For the three months, Scotiabank earned an ROE of 17.4%. 2. Generate growth in earnings per common share (diluted) of 7 to 12%. Our year-...
Derivatives Market Still Unreformed, Which Crisis Will Be Next?: NYT (The Huffington Post)
What's Your Reaction? The Obama administration and Congress have been talking for a year about fixing the derivatives market. Big banks have been lobbying to block change. And the longer it takes, the weaker the proposed new rules become.
Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns (The Hendersonville Times-News)
MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Even as big companies are moving their pension funds out of stocks, state governments are chasing higher returns for their plans by making riskier investments.
