Investors have several decisions to make when investing outside of the United States. Some of those questions include which countries they want to be exposed to and whether they want to be exposed to equity or debt instruments within those countries. This white paper provides insight into the currency decision as it relates to investing in global fixed income.
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Global technological advances could signal the dawn of a robot revolution as automated mobile machines move beyond the factory floor into our everyday lives. This white paper discusses the financial and social benefits advanced robotics could bring to the global economy.
Market analysts believe that the current economic expansion might be one of the slowest on record. This commentary takes a look at the pros and cons of the global economy and how its sluggish recovery is changing monetary policy within the central banks, creating a low rate of return on investments, and making the value of higher-risk assets on the international market more attractive to investors.
This detailed analysis offers 9 key insights into the latest global economic trends that include:Weak U.S. growth is expected to be a temporary phenomenonBetter consumer confidences signals stronger growth in JapanAdditional Monetary policy stimulus is driving the Chinese stock marketsStronger credit growth is pointing to a Eurozone upswing
Russia is becoming a very attractive destination for Chinese investors primarily due to its natural resources and the capacity of the domestic market. However, there is a significant disconnect between the attractiveness of the Russian market and hands-on knowledge of it: 91% of major Chinese businesses find the Russian market attractive, but less than a quarter of them know enough about it, and what's worse, none believe they have good understanding of Russian legislation.
“The cobbler’s children have no shoes,” refers to the phenomena where people who are successful at doing something spend so much time on their own professions that they neglect to take care of business close to home. In the folktale, the cobbler’s children had holes in their shoes because he was so busy repairing the shoes of other people that he neglected his own children, writes Robert Jordan, Jr., CEO of Video Family Biographies.
This commentary provides updated data on the state of the global economy in the First Quarter of 2015, including: Recent economic data showed economic growth cooled in the first quarter impacted by a pull back in activity by energy companies, rough winter weather and a strong US dollar. The US economy expanded at a 2.2% annualized pace in the fourth quarter, led by the biggest gain in consumer spending in eight years.
According to a Norwegian linguist, the Sami people living in northern Russia and Scandinavia have 180 words for snow and ice. It seems that there are nearly as many terms for investment strategies designed specifically for societal impact. A few of the terms being used today include: “socially responsible investing,” “ESG investing,” and “mission‐related investing,” etc. Unlike the Sami’s 180 terms, each of which has a very specific meaning, there are no widely accepted definitions for impact investing and no dictionary to guide us.
Families experience significant and sometimes difficult changes over the years as elders pass on and new family members grow into leadership roles. What worked for a two-generation family with five members may not work when the family reaches the fourth generation and now involves multiple households with varying wealth structures.
The Russian Ruble has collapsed. Its economy appears to be headed into a recession. Oil prices have plunged. The US Dollar (USD) has surged. Emerging markets debt has grown significantly since the “Great Recession.” Are we on the verge of a repeat of 1997 and 1998 when we saw a surge of defaults by the countries collectively called the “Emerging Markets?”This commentary discusses whether the emerging markets should remain an important long-term investment despite these difficulties.