By Chris Duncan on September 30, 2010
In the depths of what is still, for many people, a real-terms recession, it seems somehow incongruous to be confronted by a wall of coverage on one of the world’s most expensive precious metals. But look anywhere right now – in PF sections, market round-ups, news analyses; you name it …
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Posted in Communications | Tagged bull market, Gold
By Chris Duncan on August 20, 2010
Whenever markets trade in a range or head south for a sustained period, you can bet that investment fund charges will come under scrutiny. With volatility high, indices on a knife edge and investors increasingly trepidatious, a glut of stories has duly appeared highlighting ‘opaque’ TERs, ‘hidden charges’, unloved performance …
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Posted in Communications | Tagged Active funds, AMC, charges, Passive funds, TER
By Chris Duncan on July 26, 2010
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch made a bold decision last week: they effectively banned the use of their ratings for new issues of asset-backed bonds. Since credit ratings are a legal requirement for bond registration statements in the US, this move has, in a single stroke, shut down the public market …
Continue Reading “Rating agencies have hardly covered themselves in glory in recent times. If last week is anything to go by, the stain on their reputation could grow significantly larger.” »
Posted in Communications | Tagged Fitch, Moody's, Ratings, S&P
