Thursday, February 16, 2012
What do tulips have in common with OTC derivatives, you ask? Allow me to introduce you to the phenomenon called the Dutch Tulip Mania of 1637. During the height of the bubble in the winter of 1636, tulip traders were making fortunes of over $61,000 adjusted to current U.S. dollars per month. If ever there was a time to begin gardening, this was it.
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Interest in direct investment in emerging market equities is increasing but has always been difficult due to regulations on foreign ownership and capital controls. The most relevant of these markets is the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), a collection of the largest of the emerging markets.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
I recently attended a conference hosted by IPC called Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Obstacles. At the event, the Tabb Group presented some of their latest research on trading in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Asia. Then a panel of speakers discussed a range of topics related to trading in these markets. The conference also introduced IPC’s new financial extranet, Connexus. Here are some of the insights I took away from the fascinating panel discussion.
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Investing in emerging markets used to be akin to riding a roller coaster. No longer, judging by new metrics from investments in those regions. I previewed some of Tabb Group’s recent emerging markets research, and with their permission, am sharing a few nuggets ....
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Michael Speranza, SVP, Product Management and Marketing
Kevin Acott, SVP, Managing Director, EMEA
David Brown, SVP, Global Network Operations
David Dodd, SVP, Managing Director, APAC
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