5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Denmark facing a speculative attack?
Is Denmark facing a speculative attack?
Denmark’s central bank is reaching for bigger bazookas to battle speculators betting it will abandon its currency peg.
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Denmark facing a speculative attack?
Is Denmark facing a speculative attack?
Denmark’s central bank is reaching for bigger bazookas to battle speculators betting it will abandon its currency peg.
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: Recording shows how UBS drove reluctant brokers to sell high-risk Puerto Rico funds
Exclusive: Recording shows how UBS drove reluctant brokers to sell high-risk Puerto Rico funds
The concerns, which the brokers said were based on their own views and feedback from clients, included allegations the funds suffered from low liquidity, excessive leverage, oversupply and instability. They were wary, in part, because many of the funds were loaded up with debt of the Puerto Rican government and related entities that was underwritten by UBS, the people said. Their views were unacceptable to Miguel Ferrer, then the chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc of Puerto Rico, a unit of UBS AG.
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As investors move to passive funds, stockpickers get creative
As investors move to passive funds, stockpickers get creative
Undaunted by the popularity and outperformance of index-tracking investments, mutual fund companies last year rolled out 193 new actively managed stock funds, many with some highly colorful concepts. Rather, they are floating funds that are increasingly niche-oriented in the hope of getting shelf space next to the generic S&P 500 index and other passive funds that are sucking cash out of active funds.
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mutual Funds Weekly: How you can become a 401(k) millionaire
Mutual Funds Weekly: How you can become a 401(k) millionaire
Who wants to be a millionaire?
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar slightly lower against yen ahead of U.S. jobs data
Currencies: Dollar slightly lower against yen ahead of U.S. jobs data
Dollar sits tight with investors on the sidelines ahead of U.S.
5 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fancy a vacation? Escape to these top cities
Fancy a vacation? Escape to these top cities
When it comes to picking a vacation destination, forget the Caribbean or the U.S. — here are a slew of more popular holiday hot spots.