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17 January 2017

The Mad Scientists of Monetary Policy: The War on Cash

Recently, there has been a global movement toward eliminating cash, Ron Rimkus, CFA, observes. It sounds strange, almost bizarre. Who exactly wants to eliminate cash? Why? What would we do without it? Rimkus explores these questions as well as the most critical one of all: Is it good for his mom?

05 November 2012

Cash As Trash, Cash As King, and Cash As a Weapon

By Tom Brakke, CFA

Individual investors should not be afraid to hold cash, even when it’s earning little, if it’s available to them when needed most. Investment professionals should get away from misguided notions about how much cash is too much cash in a portfolio.

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EU aims to make MiFID II changes in 2020

The European Commission is looking to make technical changes next year to parts of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive in response to persistent criticism from market participants. Financial Times (subscription required) (13 Nov.)

ARRC: N.Y. law could smooth Libor phaseout

The New York Legislature could remove an obstacle to transition of derivatives cash contracts from Libor to another interest-rate benchmark, but the Federal Reserve-backed Alternative Reference Rates Committee expects election-year delays to prevent action in the near future. "It's unlikely we'll have certainty on this for quite some time," says Brian Grabenstein of Wells Fargo, which is an ARRC member bank. MLex (subscription required) (12 Nov.)

Health care, recreation costs drive rise in US consumer prices

US consumer prices increased the most since March last month, sending the consumer price index up 0.4%, according to the Labor Department. Health care costs had the biggest increase in more than three years, and recreation costs climbed the most since 1996. Reuters (13 Nov.)

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