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Appetite for smart beta rising? | Marc Bourget
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Appetite for smart beta rising? On Mar 30, 2014 in Home. Appetite for smart beta rising? An increasing number of investors are moving away from traditional market capitalisation-based indices to alternative strategies, known as smart beta, in search of better returns. Alpha generation, within hedge fund investing has now been shown to be no more than having an exposure to common risk factors. The difficult part is identifying where you get paid as an investor. In fact, the reason behind the new indices f...
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Currency | Marc Bourget
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Is there a smart way to hedge against FX exposure? On Jul 1, 2015 in Currency. Swiss negative rates as soon as June 19th, 2014? On May 30, 2014 in Currency. On Oct 4, 2012 in Currency. The end of USD’s reserve currency domination? On Aug 2, 2012 in Currency. How could the USD’s long time most favoured currency status be in jeopardy? On Jul 26, 2012 in Currency. USD Index strength in times of market uncertainty. On May 24, 2012 in Currency. Laquo; Older Entries. Designed by Website Creation.
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Commodity | Marc Bourget
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Is the mint ratio relevant? On Jun 27, 2013 in Commodity. What does the growing spread between WTI Crude and Brent Crude reflect? On Nov 19, 2012 in Commodity. Allocate commodities in your portfolio. On Nov 1, 2012 in Commodity. Closing the gap between gold price and gold mining companies prices. On Oct 25, 2012 in Equity. To conclude, mining companies have had to be more creative to differentiate themselves from other investment vehicles. But would that be. Should you add gold as part of your portfolio?
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Fixed Income | Marc Bourget
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Liquid Alternatives, the new Eldorado for active managers? On Jun 14, 2014 in Derivative. Cov-Lite Yield hunting shifts power from lenders to borrowers. On Jun 26, 2013 in Fixed Income. If banks can’t interfere early, does that mean they are going to end up taking bigger losses later? As Moody’s puts it, there’s an assumption that cov-lite issuers are less likely to default, but once they do, value may have deteriorated to a greater degree than it would have if lenders had been able to step in earlier to...
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Precious metals | Marc Bourget
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Is the mint ratio relevant? On Jun 27, 2013 in Commodity. Closing the gap between gold price and gold mining companies prices. On Oct 25, 2012 in Equity. To conclude, mining companies have had to be more creative to differentiate themselves from other investment vehicles. But would that be. Should you add gold as part of your portfolio? On May 2, 2012 in Home. Designed by Website Creation.
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Benchmarking – An art or a science? | Marc Bourget
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Benchmarking An art or a science? On Apr 15, 2015 in Home. Benchmarking An art or a science? Benchmarking has increasingly become a de facto aspect of most investment programs today. The ubiquitous nature of benchmarks has led index providers to create indices representing just about every asset class, country, and investment style in the market today. Whether investors should benchmark is the easy question. More difficult ones are what to benchmark, and how. For asset classes not having suitable market-...
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Swiss negative rates as soon as June 19th, 2014? | Marc Bourget
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Swiss negative rates as soon as June 19th, 2014? On May 30, 2014 in Currency. Swiss negative rates as soon as June 19th, 2014? Some traders are still skeptical that Mr. Draghi will make much of a move at all, then any meaningful action by the ECB president could further hurt the EUR. Cutting its deposit rate below zero is potentially a more powerful policy for the SNB to weaken its currency than for the ECB. A strong lending growth also entails risks for financial stability. In the past, excessive gr...
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Economy | Marc Bourget
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Swiss negative rates as soon as June 19th, 2014? On May 30, 2014 in Currency. On Oct 11, 2012 in Economy. The end of USD’s reserve currency domination? On Aug 2, 2012 in Currency. How could the USD’s long time most favoured currency status be in jeopardy? Tier one capital, a gauge of financial health. On Jul 19, 2012 in Economy. Is the Baltic Dry index getting drier? On Jun 21, 2012 in Economy. If the global economy is not heading for a recession, then why is global shipping slowing down so dramatically?
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Is the mint ratio relevant? | Marc Bourget
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Is the mint ratio relevant? On Jun 27, 2013 in Commodity. Is the mint ratio relevant? The mint ratio simply defined as the gold/silver ratio, is an indication of how many ounces of silver are equal in price value to one ounce of gold. In other words, how many ounces of silver would it take to buy one ounce of gold. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. My personal view and opinion expressed in the blog are intended for information purposes only. It is not to be regar...
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Equity | Marc Bourget
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How to use a volatility Call Spread as a Downside Hedge? On Mar 22, 2015 in Derivative. Look at the PEG Ratio. On Nov 25, 2014 in Equity. On Mar 10, 2013 in Equity. Closing the gap between gold price and gold mining companies prices. On Oct 25, 2012 in Equity. To conclude, mining companies have had to be more creative to differentiate themselves from other investment vehicles. But would that be. Key ratios for value investors. On Oct 18, 2012 in Equity. Should you invest in the pharmaceutical sector?
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