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Mr Robot, your new financial adviser
February 19, 2016--The future of financial advice could be part-human, part-robot with hybrid advisers potentially managing up to 10 per cent of global investable wealth by 2025, a new report has suggested.
Robo advice-where consumers input information online to generate suggested investment routes-has proved a huge growth area in the financial advisory market, as companies seek to provide inexpensive and rapidly scalable forms of reaching customers.
Source: FT.com
Chinese bid for Chicago Stock Exchange stirs Republicans
February 19, 2016--The proposed takeover of the Chicago Stock Exchange by a group of Chinese investors is stirring controversy in Washington, where lawmakers have urged the Obama administration to submit the deal to a national security review.
The buyout, announced earlier this month, would mark the first time a Chinese company took over an American bourse and would give the buyer, Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group, a foothold in the American equities market.
Source: FT.com
GDP Growth - Fourth quarter 2015, OECD
Marked slowdown in OECD GDP growth in fourth quarter of 2015
February 19, 2016--Growth of real gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area slowed markedly to 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 0.5% and 0.6% in the previous quarters, according to provisional estimates.
In the United States, economic growth slowed to 0.2% in the fourth quarter, compared with 0.5% in the third quarter. Growth decelerated marginally (by 0.1 percentage point) in France (to 0.2%) and in Italy (to 0.1%).
In Japan, GDP contracted by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, offsetting the rebound in the third quarter (0.3%) that followed the contraction (of 0.3%) in the second quarter.
Source: OECD
The Change in Demand for Debt: The New Landscape in Low-income Countries
February 17, 2016-Many low-income developing countries have joined the group of Eurobond issuers across the globe-in sub-Saharan Africa (for example, Senegal, Zambia, and Ghana), Asia (for example, Mongolia) and elsewhere, raising over US$21 billion cumulatively over the past decade.
Tapping these markets provides a new source of funds, but also exposes borrowers to shifts in investor sentiment and rising global interest rates.
Source: IMFDirect
Forging a Shared Vision for Digital Transformation in Central and South Asia
February 17, 2016--The World Bank's new 'World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends' was launched today at the Kazakh-Britain Technical University in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Discussion of the report helps catalyze a shared vision for digital transformation among Central and South Asia government leaders, experts, and practitioners.
view the World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends
Source: World Bank
All of the World's Stock Exchanges by Size
February 17, 2016--There are 60 major stock exchanges throughout the world, and their range of sizes is quite surprising.
At the high end of the spectrum is the mighty NYSE, representing $18.5 trillion in market capitalization, or about 27% of the total market for global equities.
At the lower end? Stock exchanges on the tiny islands of Malta, Cyprus, and Bermuda all range from just $1 billion to $4 billion in value. Even added together, these three exchanges make up just 0.01% of total market capitalization.
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
STOXX Monthly Index News
Investment Outlook: Key developments to consider by Aureliano Gentilini, Head of Research, STOXX Ltd.
Fact of the Month: Climate change could cost 20% of global GDP
Index of the Month: STOXX Global Climate Change Leaders Index
Source: Mondovisione
Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to freeze oil output
source: AME Info
Source reports record demand for gold ETF in January
Source said SGLD saw $300m (€268.5m) of new assets last month. Over 2015, its gold ETF recorded less than $250m (€223.8m) of inflows.
Source: Investment Europe
Source sees record demand for gold ETF in January
The product attracted $300m of inflows over the month, significantly beating 2015's full year figure of $250m, and bringing total assets under management to over $2bn.
Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
February 17, 2018--The latest edition of STOXX Monthly Index News brings you the following topics:
Performance: Top five STOXX Indices-Minimum Variance Portfolios cushion losses
STOXX Europe 600 Index: UK and Germany at bottom in tough month
February 16, 2016--Crude touched the lowest levels in 13 years after falling from as high as $115 a barrel in mid-2014
February 16, 2016--ETF provider Source has stressed record demand for its Source Physical Gold P-ETC (SGLD) product in January.
February 16, 2016--Source, a leading European provider of exchange-traded products, has reported record levels of demand for its physical gold ETP, the Source Physical Gold P-ETC (SGLD LN), in January.
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