April Performance MSCI Developed vs Emerging Markets
https://alaricsecurities.com/market-performance-msci-developed-vs-emerging-markets/
Comparison Table for the April Global Markets Performance by MSCI World index.
Crowdfunding moves to Wall Street
https://alaricsecurities.com/crowdfunding-moves-wall-street/
Starting on Monday May 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will permit small business to crowdfund equity stakes in their business. The U.S. securities market is a bit late to the crowdfunding party, according ...
Why markets have gone insane this year
https://alaricsecurities.com/markets-gone-insane-year/
There is something unprecedented going on with the markets, not with just the yen right now, but with all assets, as discussed by John Thomas, one of the founding fathers of the modern hedge fund industry. ...
These are the sectors investors love and hate right now
https://alaricsecurities.com/sectors-investors-love-hate-right-now/
Credit Suisse quarterly take on the best and worst sectors as published at Bloomberg by Julie Verhage. At times like these—when the overall market is flat and Wall Street in general doesn’t expect the S&P 500 to move ...
Market Connectivity as a Service?
https://alaricsecurities.com/market-connectivity-service/
Lucera Financial Infrastructure and Perseus have teamed to create an on-demand Software Defined Network that allows financial traders to tap into market connectivity on an as-needed basis. Dr. Jock Percy, Perseus Telecom “You don’t need ...
Inside the Nondescript Building where trillions trade each day.
https://alaricsecurities.com/inside-nondescript-building-trillions-trade-day/
Equinix’s NY4 data center hosts 49 exchanges among the customers that have set up servers in the Secaucus, New Jersey, facility. Six miles northwest of the New York Stock Exchange as the microwave flies, across the ...
Russia is shooting itself in the foot: Keller
https://alaricsecurities.com/russia-shooting-foot-keller/
(Bloomberg) — Christian Keller, Head of EM Research at Barclays Capital, discusses the crisis in Ukraine, and his outlook for both Russia and China. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” Source: Bloomberg
Political risk map 2016
https://alaricsecurities.com/political-risk-map-2016/
Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, powered by Roubini Global Economics produced its 2016 Political Risk Map with the additional ability to predict the future financial strength ...
Blockchain: disruption or distraction?
https://alaricsecurities.com/blockchain-disruption-distraction/
(Markit) Jeffrey Billingham – a vice president in Markit’s Processing division and a leader of the Chain Gang discusses blockchain technology, Bitcoin protocol and the new market potential for the truly forward thinkers . The financial industry began ...
Why popular investments are usually wrong
https://alaricsecurities.com/popular-investments-usually-wrong/
(Wealth Management) Oscar Wilde, the 19th century poet and playwright, once said: “Everything popular is wrong.” The Irish wordsmith wasn’t referring to the financial markets, but he may as well have been. That’s because investors ...