Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What Bubble? Dividend Stocks Continue to Pay Off for Income Seekers: Global X
By Joyce HansonDespite market buzz that dividend-paying stocks are nearing bubble-like proportions, investor demand keeps driving Global X Funds to create new income-producing ETFs, CEO Bruno del Ama said Monday.
August 13, 2012
Custom TDFs Will Surge to $218B by ’16: CerulliThey could represent about 22% of target-date assets in four years, as investors seek to embrace alternatives and boost returns.
August 13, 2012
Baer Agrees to Buy Merrill Non-U.S. Wealth UnitsNeither analysts nor investors appeared enthusiastic about the move.
August 13, 2012
German Bonds Lose Favor as Bailouts LoomInvestors are pulling money out of Bunds and seeking what they see as safer investments.
August 10, 2012
After five years of crisis, the euro area risks Japan-style recessionWhen the economic crisis hit, America and Britain sought lessons from Japan's so-called lost decade. But it may not have been enough.
August 10, 2012
Banks Looking for ‘Scientific’ LIBOR MethodThey are trying to limit their liability even as London-based Barclays, hit with a record fine over its role in LIBOR manipulation, named a new chairman to replace the one felled by the scandal.
August 10, 2012
Manchester United IPO Sells Under RangeManchester United, the British soccer team owned by the Florida-based Glazer family, came in under its projected IPO range of $16$20 per share to sell at $14 per share.
August 09, 2012
Dividend NationThe world of stock dividends appears to be at a kind of crossroads these days.