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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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AdvisorShares launches cannabis ETF

AdvisorShares brought to NYSE Arca an exchange-traded fund that gives investors exposure to a wide range of legal cannabis businesses, primarily in the US and Canada. The AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF is actively managed. ETF Trends (18 Apr.)

Analysis: Deutsche Bank shows CCR, capital requirement discrepancy

Deutsche Bank's exposure to counterparty credit risk at the end of 2018 was the highest among large European dealers, but it recorded only the third-highest capital requirement, a discrepancy attributed to its use of internal models for calculating its securities financing transactions charges, according to a Risk Quantum analysis. Risk (subscription required) (19 Apr.)

UK, Canadian regulators to cooperate on technology

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority and Canadian securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan have signed a technology cooperation agreement. The jurisdictions plan to share financial technology innovation information and reduce entry barriers into each other's markets. Finance Magnates (19 Apr.)

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