Study casts doubt on liquidity of UK market
A study into the workings of the UK stock market has found that its liquidity is reduced by high-frequency trading, raising concerns that Europe’s biggest equity market is not as deep as once thought.
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Growth in China wind and solar energy to slow
China’s 12th Five Year Plan sets out ambitious goals for de-carbonizing China’s electricity supply. The plan emphasises a large-scale expansion of renewable and low-carbon electricity energy sources.
Risk-based dynamic asset allocation
This paper proposes a unique dynamic portfolio construction framework that improves portfolio performance by adjusting asset allocation in accordance with a forecast market risk. It finds that modifying asset allocation to the market risk barometer offers investors the “promising opportunity” to meaningfully enhance portfolio performance across market environments. To access the paper click below
US Department of Treasury surveys systemic risk
Part of the mandate given to US regulators by the Dodd Frank Act is to measure and monitor systemic risk, but more than one risk measure is needed to capture the complex and adaptive nature of the financial system. The Office of Financial Research, part of the US Department of Treasury, has put together a
Report predicts reduced role for equities
The McKinsey Global Institute has taken a big-picture look at the way the world is changing, with aging populations in the developed world and economic growth shifting towards the fast-growing emerging market economies.
History repeats for Credit Default Swaps
In this paper MSCI’s Christopher Finger reviews the dynamics of the CDS-bond basis during the 2008 crisis and how it behaves in this new period of market distress.
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