The Last Word Feb 24, 2013

Central bankers applaud appetite for risk

The urge to take risk is spreading to the corporate sector, finds John Plender

Industry trends

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The future slowly becomes clearer
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Many Americans have no idea how to plan for retirement
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Feb 24, 2013

Japanese secure Robeco ‘love match’

Deal’s chemistry centres on the attraction between money-flush Asia and Europe’s buying opportunities

Feb 24, 2013

Sunny uplands ahead but map is essential

The global asset management industry appears to be on an upward trajectory

man sitting on driver's seat and looking in the rear-view mirror View from the US Feb 22, 2013

Investing in forward-looking data

Do not view economic indicators in the rear view mirror

The Last Word Feb 17, 2013

Fuzziness found in banks’ capital needs

James Mackintosh finds there is a big gap between the theoretical cost of equity and banks’ numbers

Feb 17, 2013

BNP Paribas loses appetite for food

Oxfam, the charity, has accused BNP Paribas of ‘speculating on hunger’, writes Chris Newlands

Feb 17, 2013

‘Dash for trash’ belies precarious fundamentals

Complacent bond investors could be in for a shock

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Bring on the march of the algorithm merchants

Computerised traders have found a way to mimic Warren Buffett’s methods

View from the US Feb 15, 2013

There is a rational basis for buying junk

John Dizard examines a range of trading strategies in high yield bond markets

The Last Word Feb 10, 2013

Equity expectations hail from cloud cuckoo land

Optimism about potential returns from all asset classes looks dangerously overdone, says John Plender

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