Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Myanmar May Float Currency
By Marlene Y. SatterResource-rich Myanmar may be about to undo one of the financial holdovers of 50 years of military rule: it could be preparing to decouple the kyat from the International Monetary Funds special drawing rightsa 35-year-long restriction that kept the official exchange rate at about 6.4 kyat to the dollar.
March 01, 2012
NAREIT Analysis: Demand for Apartments at Record HighThe National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts reports apartment REIT price returns are up 225% through February 2012 since the REIT markets trough in March 2009.
March 01, 2012
ECB’s Trillion-Euro Giveaway Offers Limited Time for Reform: News AnalysisThe ECBs liquidity lifeline to bankslike Americas QE policyoffers a chance to avoid a deeper economic depression, but only if that window of opportunity is used to make sustained structural reforms that policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic have so far avoided.
February 29, 2012
BlackRock Launches Education Initiative for Volatile MarketsBlackRock launched on Wednesday what it calls a multi-faceted global initiative, designed to help investors deal with low yields and volatile markets.
February 29, 2012
Merrill Edge Rolls Out Portfolio SeriesBofA's new mass-affluent products have a 1% yearly fee and a $20,000 minimum balance.
February 29, 2012
ECB Offers Cheap Loans AgainThe European Central Bank once again offered cheap three-year loans to banks in the euro region, which quickly soaked up 529.5 billion euros ($712.2 billion) in funding. Analysts had expected the amount to total 470 billion euros.
February 28, 2012
Deutsche Bank Survey Predicts Record Hedge Fund Assets in 2012Hedge fund assets will reach an all-time high this year, driven by increased institutional participation, according to Deutsche Banks 10th annual Alternative Investment Survey, released last week.
February 28, 2012
ECB Rejects Greek Debt as CollateralChristian Schulz, an economist at Berenberg Bank in London, was quoted saying, After the downgrade it was clear this was going to happen. The ECB isnt going to make an exception to its rule on not accepting defaulted collateral ...