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Modal patterns in market data stump Morgan Stanley quants
New research suggests algo traders are changing the market microstructure
May 15, 2017--Data scientists at Morgan Stanley are scratching their heads after observing a mysterious modal pattern in market data, which they attribute to systematic trading activity.
When Morgan Stanley's electronic trading group studied the time interval between trades of Sony Corporation's stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 29, 2012, they expected to see a pattern of exponential decay, with bigger gaps between trades as the number of trades decreases.
Source: Risk.net
Wave of Cyber Attacks Sends Online-Security ETF Surging
May 15, 2017--Cyber security stocks gain with malware infecting companies
Attack hits U.K. health systems, asking for Bitcoin ransom
Source: Bloomberg
Private equity returns still outperform public markets
May 15, 2017--Private equity buyout funds globally delivered returns that beat public equity markets by a sizable margin in 2016.
In the US, funds delivered a 6 per cent end-to-end pooled internal rate of return (IRR) for the 12 months ending June 2016, compared with 4 per cent for the S&P 500 using an apples-to-apples metric developed by investment advisory firm Cambridge Associates. The gap was even larger in Europe and Asia-Pacific. And private equity continues to outperform over longer time horizons as well.
Source: AMEInfo.com
Bitcoin's surge fuels fears of asset bubble
May 14, 2017--Value of unregulated crypto currencies bursts through $50bn
Source: FT.com
Crypto currency offerings spur speculation frenzy
May 14, 2017--The latest online investing craze has shades of dotcom exuberance.
Source: FT.com
Blockchain technology 'could transform pensions administration': KPMG
May 12, 2017--A universal and decentralised 'blockchain' database would be a more reliable and easier alternative to current administration systems, according to KPMG.
In a white paper, the consultant said that the technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin could help create a "true financial passport".
Source: IP&E
Here's who wins with the new US-China trade deals
May 12, 2017--The trade deals struck between the U.S. and China could benefit many important companies and industries.
Many said they are disappointed that the 100-day plan missed larger issues such as overcapacity, forced technology transfer and equal treatment of U.S. companies.view more
Source: CNBC.com
Growth Accelerates in Europe and Central Asia as World Bank Calls for More Trade Benefitting More People
May 11, 2017--Economic growth in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) will accelerate slightly in 2017, following the stabilization of oil prices, benefitting the eastern half of the region, and a continued recovery in the western half of the region.
According to the latest ECA Economic Update, Trade in Transition, launched today in Tbilisi, Georgia, regional growth is forecast at 1.9 percent for 2017, up 0.3 percentage points from an earlier forecast in October, and will remain a stable 1.8 percent in 2018.
view the World Bank report-Europe and Central Asia Economic Update Trade in Transition
Source: World Bank
OECD-New technology still under-used by businesses
May 10, 2017-- Businesses need to step up the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, materials and processes if countries are to reap their full potential in terms of productivity gains, according to a new OECD report.
Development and implementation are taking place mostly in large firms, and even then new technologies are underemployed and could be contributing much more than is currently the case, it says.
Source: OECD
ETF industry vaults past $4tn in assets mark
May 10, 2017--The global exchange-traded fund industry smashed past the $4tn in assets mark last month, as the gingerly improving performance of active asset managers this year does little to dent investor appetite for cheaper, passive alternatives.
Source: FT.com
