Institutional Research
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Effects of the euro on the synchronisation of business cycles
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The debate about the future of the Economic and Monetary Union entails a
careful examination of the costs and benefits of the European single
currency. Thi...
7 minutes ago
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Raising Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) from the Dead
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C. Thomas Howard and Jason Voss, CFA, have called for the demise of modern
portfolio theory (MPT) and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). They say
“fin...
3 hours ago
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Green Light…
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September 25, 2017 The Fed finally gave the signal to begin shrinking its
balance sheet. As the Fed conveyed in its text release, and Janet
emphasized in...
8 hours ago
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Large VIX Roll Trade from Today
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Back in the day, when I was a lad in Junior High School, the Dead Kennedys
remade the theme to the TV show Rawhide. The song begins, “Rollin’ rollin’
roll...
9 hours ago
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Why Wilbur Ross’s Approach on Trade Will Hurt US Competitiveness
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In an op-ed in the Washington Post , Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross raises
concerns over fewer US parts being used in imports from Mexico and Canada
than i...
13 hours ago
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The Life of an Emerging Manager
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Nobody will allocate to you until you have money, but you can’t get money
until someone allocates to you.
14 hours ago
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Passive Firms Reign Supreme in II300
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BlackRock, Vanguard, and SSGA remain the three largest firms by assets
under management as investors increasingly go passive.
15 hours ago
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Why Pay Interest on Required Reserve Balances?
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The Federal Reserve has paid interest on reserves held by banks in their
Fed accounts since 2008. Why should it do so? Here, we describe some
benefits of p...
20 hours ago
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Higher Bond Yields A Headwind For Technology Stocks
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In a recent note from the John Murphy of the stockcharts.com website ($$)
he notes technology stocks tend to have an inverse relationship to bond
yields. I...
1 day ago
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Build Your Economic Storm Shelter Now
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If you’re idly conversing with someone you don’t know well, the weather is
usually a safe topic. It affects everyone in some way, so it’s a shared
experien...
2 days ago
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The Trendsetter: Christopher Ailman of CalSTRS
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Christopher Ailman, who oversees investments for the CalSTRS pension fund,
sees opportunities in Europe and problems in the investment industry.
3 days ago
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Company Notes Digest 9.22.17
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Each week we read dozens of transcripts from earnings calls and
presentations as part of our investment process. Below is a weekly post
which contains some...
3 days ago
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The Coming Bear Market?
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The US stock market today is characterized by a seemingly unusual
combination of very high valuations, following a period of strong earnings
growth, and ve...
4 days ago
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Do I really need commodities in my portfolio?
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Is there still value in maintaining an allocation to an asset class that
has returned double-digit negative returns over the past five years (ending
June 2...
4 days ago
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FA Talks: Custom Indexing in the Canadian Market
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FA Talks is an interview series where industry thinkers share their
thoughts and perspectives on a variety of market trends and themes
impacting indexing.
4 days ago
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Foreign Buyers and Home-Price Growth
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Major cities have been the entry gateway for immigrants to both the U.S.
and Canada. About 14 percent of the U.S. population and 21 percent of the
Canadia...
5 days ago
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Blowing Off The Roof
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Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on
developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the
writ...
2 weeks ago
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The Swamp Strikes Back
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Our weekly commentaries provide Euro Pacific Capital's latest thinking on
developments in the global marketplace. Opinions expressed are those of the
writ...
3 weeks ago
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A Tesla 2017 Update: A Disruptive Force and a Debt Puzzle!
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These are certainly exciting times for Tesla. The first production version
of the Tesla 3 was unveiled on July 28, with few surprises on the details,
but p...
1 month ago
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Franklin Parker Wins 2017 NAAIM Founders Award
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2017 NAAIM Founders Award Winner Franklin Parker Shows How Using Active
Allocation is the Best Way to Achieve Your Goals... [ Read More ]
5 months ago
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Robots Expose Firms to Compliance Risks
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Pressure to cut costs by replacing humans with robots may end up hurting
firms if they’re not careful, PwC says.
5 months ago
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MSCI Risk Monitor: RiskMetrics Europe - October 2015
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Under a standard RiskMetrics forecasting model, this monthly Risk Monitor
reports on the evolution of risk forecasts for 12 key risk factors chosen
for t...
1 year ago
