Liquidity
22 May 2012
The Court of the Bank of England has commissioned reviews into the Bank of England’s provision of liquidity to the banking system during the financial crisis and its forecasting abilities.
21 December 2011
Markets have struggled to gain further ground after the European Central Bank announced it had lent almost €500bn to banks in a three-year liquidity operation.
16 September 2011
Markets have continued to move higher following a co-ordinated effort by the world’s central banks to inject liquidity into the banking system.
17 November 2010
Swiss & Global Asset Management has expanded its range with the launch of the Julius Baer Absolute Return Europe Equity fund.
07 June 2010
M&G has launched a Ucits III version of a global macro strategy it has run successfully for the Prudential life fund for a decade.
31 May 2010
In the past couple of years most investors have become familiar with the term quantitative easing (QE). In the coming months we will learn the meaning of quantitative tightening (QT) as well.
31 May 2010
Swip Property Trust manager Gerry Ferguson uses recently acquired powers to ensure constant liquidity in portfolio
28 May 2010
Next year should be better. Not a particularly positive opening gambit, but unsurprising in view of current volatility.
17 May 2010
Winterflood research claims liquidity issues are making smaller investment trusts less attractive to investors
12 April 2010
Numis Securities expects the number of investment trusts to shrink this year as disgruntled investors and hedge funds force smaller vehicles to close.
06 April 2010
Manchester & London Investment trust and Stakeholders’ Momentum Investment trust are considering merging to improve their liquidity and reduce costs.
22 March 2010
Following the strong performance demonstrated by most main risk assets during 2009, the start of 2010 saw volatility return to the markets.
18 January 2010
As 2008 rolled into 2009, global investors were still recovering from the most traumatic of years, felt most acutely perhaps in emerging markets.
18 January 2010
Socially responsible investing (SRI) has undergone a remarkable journey from its faith-based origins in the early part of the 20th century, to a sudden acceleration in the last two decades. It now has over 100 products covering not only asset class, but also geography and global themes such as climate change, water and renewable energy
18 January 2010
Investors seem more than happy for the market to continue moving higher and the latest investor sentiment surveys indicate the bullishness among investors is now at levels not seen since 2007.
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