PIMCO’s Bill Gross: QE Tightening Won’t Happen until 2016
Gross takes to social networking site Twitter to reassure investors QE tapering is a long way off.
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Bernanke Prompts Volatility Spikes in the East
Asian investors are becoming jumpy about US tapering, leading to a rise in volatility levels for the first time in more than a year.
Discount Rate Delight Leads to Deficit Drop
Swiss pension funds enjoy another discount rate rise, boosting funding for a second quarter, according to Towers Watson.
Chinese SWF Boosts Domestic Banks As Economy Slows
China's four major state-owned banks revealed the amount of their A-shares that Central Huijin Investment has bought in an effort to shore up confidence in the financial market.
What Emerging Market Problem? Pensions Stay Put
In the event of a financial blip, emerging markets bear the brunt of redemptions, but this time investors are staying put.
Are You Obsessed with Central Banks? BlackRock Thinks So
Central bank action has manipulated markets – is it time to take a step back and take stock?
Hedge Fund Leverage Approaches All-Time High
Remember when “leverage” was a dirty word? It isn’t any more.
Corporate Pensions Not Actually Bottomless Money Pits, Says Report
After record-breaking contributions and shortfalls in 2012, Milliman data shows that average funding status has finally improved.
Fed: Hedge Funds Swelling Risk and Leverage
Derivatives brokers recently told the Fed that their hedge fund clients are seeking out more risk and leverage.
Going, Going, Gone? The Downward Forces on Emerging Market Yields
Real yields across emerging and developed markets are converging, and there’s more at play than QE, Investec warns.