Global ETF News Older than One Year
Forced Displacement: A Developing World Crisis
September 15, 2016--Rooted in 10 conflicts, majority of refugees have been hosted by 15 countries, says new World Bank report
September 15, 2016-Forced displacement is a crisis centered in developing countries, which host 89 percent of refugees and 99 percent of internally displaced persons, says a new World Bank report.
At its root are the same 10 conflicts which have accounted for the majority of the forcibly displaced every year since 1991, consistently hosted by about 15 countries-also overwhelmingly in the developing world.
Source: World Bank
This Stunning Graphic Shows Earth's Temperature Over 22,000 Years
September 15,2016--Climate change is a touchy subject, and it's something that we only approach with the utmost deliberation and care.
However, as simple or as light-hearted as it appears at first glance, today's infographic actually provides an invaluable amount of context on a subject that is often mired in the ugly details of mathematical models, multipliers, and policy implications.
Source: visualcapitalist.com
Exclusive: Central banks seek global standards in wake of Bangladesh heist
September 15, 2016--The world's major central banks, stung by this year's $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The committee of central banks, part of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, set up the task force this summer.
Source: Rueters
DMS-Emerging Markets: Is Thailand's Economy Healing?
September 14, 2016--It has been three months since I last visited Thailand and I really had no intention of writing this article, that was until I received an email from International Living about retiring in that country. No, I have no intention of doing that.
Retirement is not in my vocabulary. But the email mentioned someone by the name of Leo Ellis who retired to Thailand five years ago at the ripe age of 87. He loves it there in Chiang Mai.
Source: Source: Peter Kohli, CEO, DMS Funds
Measure Your Portfolio's Exposure To The Green Economy
September 14, 2016--As climate change, resource depletion and environmental
erosion become more pressing and
ubiquitous risks, their impact on portfolios will increasingly shape investor decisions.
Kevin Bourne, Managing Director of Database Services at global index and data provider FTSE Russell, says, as a result of these risks, legislative change by governments and unilateral action by groups of investors are on the increase.
Source: Responsible Investor
Central banks should learn to live with low inflation: BIS
September 14, 2016--Central banks should learn to live with inflation rates that persistently miss their targets rather than fuel debt with increasingly aggressive stimulus policies, a top economist at the Bank for International Settlements said on Wednesday.
Major central banks across the developed world have pushed interest rates to zero or below and printed trillions of dollars to stimulate their economies, driving bond yields to record lows but failing to significantly boost inflation.
Source: Reuters
Volatility Erupts in the World's Biggest Markets
September 14, 2016--BMO's Gallo says late September should be better for carry
Rand, Mexican peso are worst-performing majors in past month.
Volatility has reawakened in the $5.1 trillion foreign-exchange market, as traders start to imagine life without ultra-easy monetary policy.
Source: Bloomberg
Stocks and Bonds Are Both Overvalued, Fund Managers Say
September 14, 2016--Fund managers think bonds and stocks are both getting pricey, according to a survey released Tuesday.
A net 54% of respondents in the survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch said that equities and bonds are both overvalued, a record high. The share of global fund managers saying stocks were overvalued was the highest since May 2000.
Source: Wall Street Journal
IEA releases Oil Market Report for September
September 13, 2016--Global oil demand slowing at a faster pace than predicted
Global oil demand growth is slowing at a faster pace than initially predicted, the newly released IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) for September informs subscribers.
For 2016, a gain of 1.3 mb/d is expected-a downgrade of 0.1 mb/d on our previous forecast due to a more pronounced 3Q16 slowdown. Momentum eases further to 1.2 mb/d in 2017 as underlying macroeconomic conditions remain uncertain
Source: IEA
13Sep/Basel III monitoring results published by the Basel Committee
September 13, 2016--All large internationally active banks meet Basel III minimum and CET1 target capital requirements
The Basel Committee today published the results of its latest Basel III monitoring exercise. The Committee established a rigorous reporting process to regularly review the implications of the Basel III standards for banks and it has published the results of previous exercises since 2012.
Source: BIS
