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12 December 2013

Linkfest: JPMorgan’s criminal settlement over Madoff; Fischer as Fed vice-chairman; Growth in 2014?

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: JPMorgan to pay fines, agree to deferred prosecution over Madoff lapses… Stanley Fischer, the dean of central banking, poised to be Fed vice-chairman… Fed ramps up reverse repo facility to drain QE by borrowing against its bulging … Read more

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11 December 2013

How to Manage Your Money: What to Do If You Think You Have an Edge

By Lars Kroijer
Have You Got an Edge over The Markets?

Some readers will think my prior two posts — where I explained the concept of “edge” and explained how much it would cost to have one — are a load of rubbish. It may be that such readers consider themselves … Read more

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11 December 2013

Linkfest: Will the Volcker rule work? Top graphs of 2013; For 2014, inevitably incorrect forecasts

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: Volcker rule passed: will it work? … Most important graphs of 2013… A grain of salt for 2014 forecasts… Tough times for bond traders, former masters of the universe, amid Volcker rule, Dodd-Frank, bank capital constraints… Declining … Read more

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10 December 2013

The Secret Revolution in Finance

By Sverre Rørvik Nilsen aka finansakrobat

The cold war in the world of trading and information is heating up, as Reuters scrambles to move clients over to a new platform. But this makes me ask myself two questions: Is the world of finance ready to move … Read more

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10 December 2013

Linkfest: Tapering on tap; Volcker rule to be voted on; European banking union deal near

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: It’s beginning to look a lot like tapering… Volcker rule set for approval… European banking union… Cash on the sidelines… Buffett’s meeting with Maryland MBA students… The golden rules of investing… Perils of low inflation… Shiller blasts … Read more

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9 December 2013

Linkfest: Tapering – this year or next? Volcker vote; Fragmented, shrinking stock markets

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: Strong jobs report makes tapering a question of ‘when,’ not ‘if’… Feldstein proposes $1 trillion in fiscal stimulus to give the Fed room to end destabilizing QE… ‘Volcker Rule’ vote as banks threaten challenges, reformers renewed Glass-Steagall … Read more

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6 December 2013

Special Report: How Doing What Is Right Helped Build the Indian Financial System

By Sloane Ortel

At the end of the last section, Pradip mentioned the event pictured above: India’s launch of a mars orbiter. This section will trace the construction of an institution that likely helped set the stage for that development by helping Indian … Read more

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6 December 2013

Linkfest: Volcker rule blues; BlackRock’s triumph; Lampert’s slump; Blackstone’s CDS trickery

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: Jamie Dimon will have to sign off on Volcker compliance… BlackRock’s rise… Montier: no silver bullets in investing – smart beta = dumb beta + smart marketing… Lampert investors lose faith… Marissa Mayer, the solution, or Yahoo’s … Read more

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5 December 2013

Special Report: Building an India Resistant to Currency Shocks and Inflation

By Sloane Ortel

Inflation, currency shocks, and their unequal impact on the Indian population as a whole have been brought up repeatedly in this week’s coverage of India. In part one of a two-part interview with Pradip Shah, the founding managing director of … Read more

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5 December 2013

Linkfest: Icahn v. Apple; BlackBerry’s rise and fall; Cracks in Bitcoin bubble

By Druce Vertes, CFA

Today’s most shared: Treasury chief declares victory in financial reform… Volcker rule won’t allow London Whale type ‘hedges’… BlackBerry’s rise and fall… Icahn steps up pressure on Apple as China Mobile deal finally inked… Greenspan says Bitcoin is a bubble, … Read more

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