NEWS
The bizarre world of negative interest rates
Some central banks are pushing monetary policy into the upside-down world of negative interest rates, but rather than success they are creating bizarre side effects.
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Reflecting on Policy Errors in the Administration of Hong Kong
Kevin Smith takes a look at some of the underlying economic and political issues that have contributed to mass protests in Hong Kong which go well beyond the initial trigger event of the proposed extradition bill.
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New Funds on Fundmonitors.com
Here are some of the latest additions to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research,...
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The Impact and Opportunity of Artificial Intelligence
At Insync Funds Management, one of the important parts of our future-focussed investment process is identifying enduring Megatrends that provide a runway of assured growth for companies that benefit from them. AI is unique as it has an...
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Advantage Advantest? Or why are Japanese technology companies so overlooked?
This article was prompted by the announcement recently that Verizon was selling Tumblr for a few million $. Tumblr is/was a social networking site that allowed users to blog personal stuff to each other. A couple of years ago Tumblr was...
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Commonwealth Bank's FY19 Result: Trench Warfare Ahead
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia ("CBA") is Australia's largest bank at $140.6 billion, and the most expensive of the Big Four, in terms of P/E, dividend yield, and price to book ratio. As such, its disappointing result for the year...
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Another Trade War - This Time Without The US
With all the news about the Trump Administration's trade disputes with China, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and the EU, the ordinary investor probably hasn't noticed one trade war which doesn't involve the US but could have serious consequences...
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5 Beliefs to Hold When The Market is Tanking
Navigating volatile markets is always challenging.
Correction: navigating bearish markets is challenging; navigating bullish markets is usually pretty enjoyable. We've had it great in 2019; it's been the best start to a calendar...
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New Funds on Fundmonitors.com
Here are some of the latest additions to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research,...
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The winners and losers of a more sustainable approach to plastics
Demand for convenience has seen plastic use multiply and today plastics are fundamental to many aspects of daily life. As consumers we interact with plastics many times a day. Whether it be drinking water from a PET bottle, eating yoghurt...
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