The developed world’s current woes—anaemic economic recovery, deleveraging of private sectors and shrinking balance sheets of the financial sector—will likely continue for another decade. At the same time, the dynamic emerging world will create a desirable background story.
The economy is showing signs of improvement and it looks like business optimism among investment managers is on the rise along with it, according to a poll released last week by SEI.
Institutional investment managers are becoming increasingly positive on the U.S. economy, but still remain concerned about macro risks such as the European debt crisis, according to a survey by Northern Trust.
The 2011 Investment Innovation Conference concluded with a panel discussion on yet another potential risk to pension liabilities: inflation.
This is Part 3 in our coverage of Canadian Investment Review’s 2011 Investment Innovation Conference, held at the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda. Read Part 1: Whither the equity risk premium Read Part 2: Infrastructure investing: A group thing One asset class that may be a source of strong investment returns in the future is real […]
North America’s chief financial officers were feeling more optimistic in the first quarter, marking a rebound from six months of declining sentiment, according to the latest CFO Signals survey from Deloitte.
Investor confidence was up in March, with North America driving the lead, according to the latest State Street Investor Confidence Index (ICI).
As the U.S. economy continues to improve, investors seem to have lost their appetite for gold. Seen as a traditional safe haven, gold prices surged over the past decade, rising from just $253 in 2001 to nearly $2,000 in 2011.
The growing weight of positive data continues to whet the global risk appetite. As eurozone credit crisis fears eased in February, capital markets across the world rallied, according to a market commentary released today by BMO Harris Private Banking.
It might sound like a bit of an understatement, but the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), has announced that the government of Greece has experienced “a credit event”.
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