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As Greece Joins Emerging Markets Index, Some are Wary
November 26, 2013--Wednesday marks Greece's return to a widely tracked emerging-markets stock index after a 12-year absence, but some fund managers aren't enthused.
Many investors who specialize in developing economies say they don't intend to invest in Greece's stock market the minute Greece officially becomes part of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, to which about $1.4 trillion in portfolios are benchmarked. In June, MSCI said it would again label Greece as an emerging market. Greece had been deemed a developed market since May 2001, shortly after it adopted the euro.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Gold price in a range of currencies since December 1978 XLS version
November 25, 2013--Excel file of gold price charts and data-Updated weekly in 19 curriences: US dollar, Euro, Japanese yen, Pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Indian rupee,
Chinese renmimbi, Turkish lira, Saudi riyal, Indonesian rupiah, UAE dirham, Thai baht, Vietnamese dong, Egyptian pound, Korean won, Russian ruble, South African rand, Australian dollar
Source: World Gold Council
DTCC Limit Monitoring To Provide an Early Warning System to Help Indentify Unusual Trading Activity and Trading Limit Breaches
November 25, 2013--The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced that National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) has filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide its members with a new tool designed to serve as an early warning system that alerts those firms to trading activity that is nearing defined trading limits.
Subject to regulatory approval of the filing, the tool will enable firms to effectively manage potential risk exposure for both their own accounts and their clients’ accounts for the trading in equities, corporate and municipal bonds, and unit investment trust instruments.
Source: DTCC
NASDAQ OMX Announces Leadership Transition in U.S. Transaction Services Business
Eric W. Noll to Join ConvergEx Group, LLC as President
November 25, 2013--NASDAQ OMX today announced that Eric W. Noll, Executive Vice President, Transaction Services U.S. and U.K., will be leaving the company to accept an offer to become President and the next Chief Executive Officer of ConvergEx Group.
NASDAQ OMX will assess internal and external candidates for Mr. Noll's replacement' and plans to fill that role near the end of the first quarter 2014.
Source: NASDAQ OMX
Mapping Global Islamic Development-report
November 25, 2013--The Islamic Finance Development Report is an annual barometer of the health and development of the Islamic finance industry worldwide. The report is based on the ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator, the first global Indicator focused on the development of the Islamic finance industry.
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Source: Zawya
Islamic food, lifestyle market to hit $1.6 trillion
November 25, 2013--Muslim consumer expenditure globally on food and lifestyle sectors,, estimated at $1.62 trillion in 2012, is expected to reach $2.47 trillion by 2018, a report said.
This forms the potential core market for halal food and lifestyle sectors, said The State of the Global Islamic Economy 2013 Report.
Source: Trade Arabia
ETFS Precious Metals Weekly-Precious Metals Sell-Off Excessive as Markets Yet Again Speculate on Early Fed Tapering
November 25, 2013--Fed tapering speculation knocks metals prices down to long-term attractive accumulation levels. Precious metals prices fell across-the-board last week as markets focused on the possibility that Fed tapering of bond buying may occur sooner than expected. Minutes released last week from the recent
FOMC meeting noted that they may reduce the $85 billion in monthly bond
purchases "in coming months" if the economy continues to improve.
James Bullard, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' President said that a cut in bond buying is "on the table" for as soon as next month. Silver dipped back below US$20/oz. as gold flirted with $1,200/oz. support. Even platinum and palladium prices fell. In our view the sell-off has been excessive as we expect that a Yellen led Fed will continue to err towards caution on reeling back stimulus given her continued stated concerns that the weak labour market participation rate (and its falsely positive influence on the headline unemployment rate) and the focus she shares with Ben Bernanke about avoiding a debt-deflation cycle at all costs.
Platinum and palladium prices are trading well below their estimated marginal costs of production and both gold and silver and now back near their all-in production costs. Tactically gold and silver prices will likely continue to move on growth data and perceptions of Fed policy. For longer term investors wishing to hedge against inflation, currency debasement and financial instability risks, we believe precious metals prices are now back at attractive accumulation levels.
Source: ETF Securities
Terrapin Asset Management LLC Announces Acquisition of Hennessee Group's Hedge Fund Advisory Business
November 25, 2013--Terrapin Asset Management, LLC ("Terrapin") publicly announced today that it acquired the hedge fund and private equity fund advisory business of Hennessee Group LLC ("Hennessee").
The transaction was initiated at the end of 2012, but was not fully consummated until mid-year 2013 as the firms provided clients with the flexibility and time necessary to transfer their accounts. Terrapin achieved 100% client retention. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Terrapin and Hennessee maintain independent operations and will remain unaffiliated.
Source: Terrapin Asset Management
EPFR Global News Release-Fund flows and Fed both sending mixed signals about taper timeline for QE3
November 22, 2013--The third week in November kicked off with Janet Yellen, who is on course to succeed Ben Bernanke as heads of the US Federal Reserve, telling a Senate committee that the benefits of the Fed's current quantitative easing program (QE3) still outweigh the costs.
It ended with investors digesting minutes from the Fed's October meeting that suggest the decision to 'taper' QE3 could be made in "the next few meetings."
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Source: EPFR
DECPG Weekly Global Economic Brief
November 22, 2013--Growth in the developing world was on balance stronger in the third quarter of 2013, despite financial market
tensions and slightly weaker momentum in high income countries. The share of developing countries in global
bond markets has increased steadily since 2009. This may reflect the very loose monetary policy during this
period and opens up the possibility of a reversal when global financing conditions tighten.
Crude oil prices continue to retreat from their September peak on ample supplies,with the gap between international and US prices-which had narrowed over the summer-widening again.
Growth in developing countries is estimated to have firmed to 5.9 percent in 2013Q3. A rebound in manufacturing activity and resilient consumer spending in a number of large middle income countries help explain the pick-up,despite weaker third quarter growth in high-income Europe and Japan. At the regional level,strengthening was most visible in East Asia but also present in South Asia,thanks to a pick-up in exports and a rebound in industrial activity. A sharp recession in Ukraine and a slowdown in Turkey tempered a broader improvement in industrial activity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Growth in Latin America was negatively affected by headwinds in Brazil, only partially compensated by a rebound in Mexico. Looking forward, rising business sentiment in most regions points towards further strengthening in economic activity at the start of the fourth quarter.
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Source: World Bank
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