North America
Investment | 3 Feb 16
ANALYSIS: Did Uncle Sam shoot himself in the foot?
The first rate rise since the financial crisis was a long time coming and markets initially responded relatively well, but it is starting to look like a miss-step by the Federal Reserve.
North America | 20 Jan 16
Canada signs double tax agreement with Taiwan
A double taxation agreement (DTA) has been signed by Canada and Taiwan, limiting the withholding tax rate for dividends, interest, and royalties.
Global ETF market soars, BlackRock earnings disappoint
The worldwide market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw record inflows of $350.9bn in 2015 as investors flocked to new fixed income trackers and looked outside the US for better equity returns.
Staying top quartile – it’s nearly impossible for US equity managers
US equity funds have a hard time in beating their peers on a sustained basis. Only 4.28% of 678 US equity funds analysed by S&P managed to consistently finish in the top-quartile during three consecutive one-year periods from September 2012 to September 2015. So no wonder investors prefer the passive option.
Investment | 13 Jan 16
BlackRock reshuffles leadership to boost global focus
BlackRock has announced a number of senior leadership changes aimed at, among other things: globalising its fixed income business, unifying its active equities strategies under one head, and increasing the focus multi-asset strategies.