HowWilltheU.S.StressTestsImpactAsia?byEnziovonPfeil
ThisweekshouldseepreliminaryresultsontheUSStresstestsfor19banks.WhatistheviewfromAsia?(Ihavetakensomeofmyviewsbelowfromtoday'sBloomberg("U.S.OfficialsSignalNoNeedforMoreTARPFundsFromCongress",byTimothyHomanandRobertSchmidt.)Releasedatesofthestresstests:ThemethodologybehindthestresstestsarescheduledforreleaseonFriday,24thApril,intheformofawhit...[
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TheNatureoftheCurrentMarketRebound--BorisSobolev
Inobservingthecurrentstockmarketrally,stocksleadingthewayarenotthehighqualitycompanieswithsolidbalancesheetsandgoodprospectsforgrowthbutarethemostbeatendowntroubledentities.Weareconfidentthatthisisnotaninvestors’rallybutratheratraders'reboundwheremuchoftheupsidevolumeisduetoshortcovering.Thebankingsectorhasbeentheunquestionableleaderinthereboun...[
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Demandforhedgefundswillreturnpost-crisisByRitaRaagasDeRamos|21April2009
AstudybyTheBankofNewYorkandCasey,Quirk&Associatesshowsinstitutionalinvestorsarecommittedtoinvestinginhedgefunds.
Hedgefundassetsareexpectedtobottomoutataround$1trillionthisyear.However,capitalappreciationandanestimated$800billioninnetinflowsoverthenextfouryearsareexpectedtopushgloballevelsto$2.6trillionby2013.Allth...[
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FindingtruemarketvalueremainsachallengeByRitaRaagasDeRamos|21April2009
Anyexpectationofaglobalequitymarketrecoveryinthesecondhalfof2009istoooptimistic,saysAberdeenfundmanagerJamieCumming.
JamieCummingisanEdinburgh-basedseniorinvestmentmanagerontheglobalequitiesteam.JamiejoinedAberdeenviatheacquisitionofEdinburghFundManagersin2003,wherehewasaninvestmentmanagerontheJapaneseequitiesteam.Previ...[
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BankofAmericafailstoconvincewith$4.2billionQ1profitByRupertWalker|21April2009
BankofAmericareliesontradinggainsatMerrillLynchasloanlossesmount.
BankofAmericayesterdayannouncedareturntoprofitabilityforthefirstquarterof2009,buthadtorelyonthebrokerageunitatcontroversiallyacquiredMerrillLynchformostofitsgains.Meanwhile,lossesonthebank'sloanscontinuetoincrease,forcingittoraiseprovisions.
Th...[
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ChinaCreditBoomSpursConcernByJASONLEOWinShanghaiandANDREWBATSONinBeijingChina'sgovernmentisconsideringmeasurestoregulatethetorrentofbanklending,arisingfromconcernsthatmuchofthecreditsurgethathashelpedkeeptheeconomygrowingcouldbewasted.AseniorofficialatalocalbranchoftheChinaBankingRegulatoryCommissionsaidthecommissionisconsideringrulesaimedatensuringthatloansgototherealeconomy,suchasgovernmentstimu...[
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【名家訪談】與流動性共舞:7位頂級私募2009年投資之道每到年初,《巴倫周刊》都要舉辦圓桌會議,邀請一些成績卓越的投資人講解投資經驗,《證券市場周刊》將這一投資界優秀傳統帶入中國資本市場。3月31日,7位國內頂級私募基金經理聚首深圳,參加本年度的《證券市場周刊》圓桌會議,主題是經濟走勢、流動性、通貨膨脹,當然,還有投資策略及對價值投資的理念。[
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MarketDiary(April21,2009)---ABustNightforEveryoneAsdiscussedyesterday,itlookslikethelongawaitedcorrectionhasbegunandmostofmyconcerningfactorsmatured.USmarketscamedown4.3%ledby1)thebiggestdropinfinancials(BOA-21%,Citi-19%,BKX-15%)asconcerngrewthatcreditlossesareworsening,while2)weakergrowthoutlook(MarchLEI-0.3%)andlowercommodityprice(Crude-7.55%,CRYindex-4%)draggeddownenergyandmaterialstocks.Inaddi...[
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Portfolioconstructionintheaftermathofthecrisis
Thebiggestlessontobelearnedfromtheglobalfinancialcrisisisthegreaterawarenessoftheimpactofriskonanyinvestment.Whethertheappreciationforriskwillremainwellbeyondtheendofthecrisis--wheneverthatmaybe--remainstobeseen.ShaneOliver,Sydney-basedheadofinvestmentstrategyandchiefeconomistatAMPCapitalInvestors,highlightstwokeypointsfromtheglobalfinancialcrisis...[
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RiskappetitereturningtoinvestorsByRitaRaagasDeRamos|20April2009
However,assetallocatorsarestillunderweightequities,indicatingtheyhavenotfullyembracedtheideaofanewbullmarket,saysMerrillLynch.
InvestorssurveyedbyMerrillLynchhavebecomemoreoptimisticabouttheglobaleconomy,causingriskappetitetoincreasefurther.Optimismaboutglobaleconomicgrowthhasreacheditshighestlevelsinceearly2004.Anet26%ofrespo...[
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