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Belief in easy money boosts active funds
March 3, 2014--Active management favoured despite outperformance of passive funds
The decline and fall of Mt Gox, the Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange, is a cautionary tale for our time.
It speaks to the fear and greed narrative that seems to guide much investment thought and action and leads people to suspend disbelief in the hopes of getting rich quick..
Source: FT.com
Average daily volume of 7.9 million contracts at Eurex Group in February
March 3, 2014--In February 2014, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 7.9 million contracts (Feb 2013: 8.7 million). Of those, 5.4 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (Feb 2013: 6.3 million), and 2.6 million contracts were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) (Feb 2013: 2.7 million).
In total, 157.4 million contracts were traded, thereof 108.9 million at Eurex Exchange and 48.5 million at the ISE.
Eurex Exchange recorded in its equity index segment, the largest product segment, 50.7 million contracts compared with 56.9 million contracts in February 2013. Futures on the EURO STOXX 50(R) Index stood at 19.4 million contracts while 20.2 million options on this index were traded. Futures on the DAX totaled 2.1 million contracts while the DAX options reached another 3.0 million contracts. The Eurex KOSPI product reached 2.4 million contracts.
Source: Eurex
ETF Securities-Precious Metals Weekly-Precious Metals in Demand as Political and Economic Risks Heat Up
With Russia rattling its sabre in the Ukraine, macro imbalances in some key emerging market economies
still unresolved and continued uncertainty about the strength of US, Europe and Japan recoveries, demand for perceived safe havens such as gold should remain strong in our
view.
Platinum price rallies as South Africa strike enters 6th week. The platinum spot price
rose 2.3% last week and is now up 7.2% year-to-date. Consensus estimates of 6-8 weeks of
metal supply held by the producers may have weighed on price performance earlier this
year, but if the labour impasse in South Africa (over 70% of platinum supply) is not resolved
soon we could see further price upside on concerns of a supply squeeze. The palladium
price has also increased, though to a lesser degree, as around 40% of palladium supply
comes from South Africa and investors continue to bet on strong China and US demand for
palladium for use in gasoline autocatalysts. US and Japanese car sales data out this week
could be a further catalyst for platinum group metals this week.
Source: ETF Securities
DECPG Weekly Brief-February 28, 2014
A fourth quarter acceleration in capital goods orders in both developing and
high-income countries bodes well for future growth prospects. Price-to-earnings ratios of equities in developing countries have remained depressed since 2011, partly reflecting slower growth, weaker commodity prices, and increased risk perceptions. Notwithstanding weaker Chinese growth, GDP growth in most developing
countries picked up in Q4 2013. The annualized pace of GDP growth in
developing countries (excluding China) picked up from 4.8 percent to 5.6
percent in 2013Q4. In China, growth slowed from an annualized 9.3 percent to 7
percent amid rising uncertainties about investment and corporate debt and the
waning effects of an earlier mini-stimulus. Weak domestic demand (partly
reflecting policy tightening) resulted in slowing industrial activity in India and
disappointing fourth quarter GDP growth in Mexico. By contrast, growth in East
Asian countries excluding China continued to strengthen, supported by
acceleration in exports, as well as robust domestic demand in Indonesia, Malaysia
and the Philippines. Similarly, the Europe and Central Asia region benefited from
strengthening Euro Area demand. South Africa’s growth accelerated in Q4 as the
effects of earlier strikes on domestic activity waned. Growth in high-income
countries remained stable at about 2 percent, buoyed by robust private demand,
and a pickup in exports in Germany, France and the United States. Growth in Q4
in Japan was a modest 1 percent as the effect of stimulus measures waned and
the country prepares for structural reform.
Source: World Bank
Proposed A-shares ETFs could transform investors' approach to China
The proposed funds, which total at least 15-mostly, from Van Eck Associates and Deutsche Bank AG- promise to offer ETF investors fine-grained exposure to the newly liberalized market for Chinese A shares, which are stocks traded on exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Source: Invesstment News
China's yuan dislodges Swiss franc as 7th most-used currency: SWIFT
With a market share of 1.39 percent, the yuan remained one of the top 10 most-used currencies for payments worldwide for the third consecutive month. It ranked eighth in December.
Source: Reuters
Source Aims to Grow ETF Assets to $50bn
As a result of the deal Lee Kranefuss, an executive-in-residence at Warburg Pincus, has joined Source as executive chairman to work with the management team led by chief executive Ted Hood. Kranefuss was previously global chief executive of iShares but left after the ETF provider was sold by Barclays Global Investors to BlackRock.
Source: MaketsMedia.com
World Bank Food Price Watch, February 2014: Prices Decline at a Slower Pace; Focus on Food Loss and Waste
Yet, international prices are still not overly far from their historical peak. Upward pressures from weather concerns and increasing demand, and downward risks from the effects on export prices of an increasingly contested Thai rice procurement program continue to require close monitoring. view the World Bank report-Food Price Watch view the infographic-Food Loss and Waste
Source: World Bank
Schroders Global Investment Trends Report 2014
This is the first major sentiment study into investor confidence and attitudes this year, and indicates that if 2013 was the year of returning hope, 2014 is set to be the year of returning growth opportunities.
However, it will also be a year of challenges for investors, with a backdrop of uncertainty regarding how the steady withdrawal of Quantitative Easing (QE) will impact economies,, and how sustained the growth story will be in individual countries. view the Schroders Global Investment Trends Report 2014
Source: Schroder Investment Management Limited
Top 10 Emerging Technologies That Will Reshape the Future
Comprised of leading thinkers from academia and industry, the Council selected the innovations with input both from experts within the Network and after discussions with industry leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2014 in Davos-Klosters. Each innovation was selected for its potential to have a real and positive impact on the world. The list includes a new technique for extracting metals along with drinking water from the sea, new ways of treating cancer using microbes found naturally in the human body and computer interfaces operated by the power of thought. view the World Economic Forum Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2014 report
Source: WEF (World Economic Forum)
March 3, 2014--Gold and defensive assets in demand as political and economic risks heat up.
February continued the strong run for precious metals, with gold, silver, platinum and palladium all seeing healthy gains. So far this year all of the metals have done well, with
gold benefiting from US growth concerns and emerging market currency jitters, silver acting increasingly like a leveraged play on gold and platinum and palladium prices rising on a
growing supply-demand imbalances as South Africa labour strife continues.
February 28, 2014--GDP growth moderated in China, but firmed among other developing countries in the final quarter of 2013, and
remained steady in high income countries.
They would gives Westerners access to a broader swathe of the economy
February 27, 2014--Filling the pipeline of SEC filings are more than a dozen new ETFs that could potentially change the way investors access Chinese stocks.
February 27, 2014--China's yuan surpassed the Swiss franc to become the seventh most-used world payments currency in January, global transaction services organization SWIFT said on Thursday.
February 27, 2014--Source, the European exchange-traded fund provider, aims to triple assets following its sale of a majority stake last month to Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm.
February 27, 2014--Prices of internationally traded food commodities continued to decline-by 3%-between October 2013 and January 2014, adding another quarter to previously observed price declines since the August 2012 historical high. Record harvests in wheat, maize and rice, increasing availability of supplies, and stronger global stocks have continued to drive down prices.
February 26, 2014--Investors worldwide turn to equity markets for growth in 2014 with four-fifths planning to maintain or increase the amount they invest and save this year.
Smarter drugs, super-light cars and computers operated by thought among 10 breakthroughs highlighted
The World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies is composed of top experts on new technologies around the world, representing both the academic and business world
February 26, 2014--From super-light cars to smarter drugs, the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies has identified the top 10 emerging technologies of 2014 that could reshape the society of the future.
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