Liquid Alternative Investments. The Next Big Liquidity Mismatch?
Tuesday, 05 January 2016 | 1:42 am
Post 2008 there has been a significant preference for liquidity. UCITS alternatives and 40 act funds were a reaction to this and assets under management have grown. Central bank liquidity has suppressed base yields, and investors have tightened spreads across multiple asset classes, notably credit. Alternative strategies or hedge fund strategies have been deployed, with
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Ten Seconds Into The Future 2016. Investment Strategy In A Clouded Outlook.
Monday, 04 January 2016 | 5:58 am
In financial markets perception drives reality. China: China has been on a campaign of international engagement and integration. This opportunity has emerged as America has become more self-sufficient and insular and China has not wasted it. The desire to engage and adopt international protocols and norms is driven by self-interest. China knows that it can
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Oil At Risk Of Rising. Saudi Commercial Strategy.
Monday, 04 January 2016 | 2:53 am
The Saudi’s have been pumping oil out of the ground come hell or high water, behaving as an insolvent merchant might. The market suspected that this was part of a ploy to drive more expensive producers like the US shale producers out of business. US rig counts are down but the Saudi’s continue to pump
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Falling Interest Rates
Monday, 28 December 2015 | 1:25 am
Why have interest rates been falling steadily for such a long time? Let’s think about interest rates in terms of the demand and supply of bonds, and not as the cost of credit or some abstract cost of money. Demand for bonds: Savings and Investment. Households may deploy their savings in bonds. Households save out
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FOMC. Current Expectations For Fed Funds Rate Evolution 2016.
Monday, 21 December 2015 | 7:19 am
FOMC: Current expectations Dec 21, 2015. The Fed raised rates last week Dec 16 by 0.25%. Currently, the market expects 4 rate hikes in 2016. There are 4 FOMC meetings in 2016 in which a press conference follows and it is at these that interest rates are expected to be raised. Interest rates are not
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