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International Finance

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New Zealand: Creating Wealth for Clients

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
New Zealand is well-positioned to continue to provide investors with both a safe-harbour and strong returns relative to other geographies. 19th October 2013 New Zealand – on first impressions think clean, green, beaches, mountains, films like Lord of the Rings, music sensation Lorde, and of course The All Blacks. Few people think about investment opportunities, when perhaps they should....
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Islamic Banking

What Financial products do Muslim adults want?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Asli DEMIRGÜÇ-Kunt 18th October 2013 “Islamic finance” is a phrase that you hear a lot in development circles these days. Indeed, many policymakers are interested in the potential of Sharia-compliant financial services to expand financial inclusion among Muslims adults. Our colleagues down the street are no exception:  earlier this year the International Finance Corporation...
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Economy

Restarting Government Seen Harder Than Shutdown

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
John Koskinen, Deputy Director of Management at OMB said “Significant additional costs, that cannot be determined at this time, include interest payments to third parties” when the government does not pay its bill on time to third parties. 18th October 2013 The US Senate has passed legislation raising the Treasury Department’s borrowing authority, which would...
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Economy

Jeremy Siegel Says CAPE Ratio Has a Big Bias

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Prof. Siegel says that the CAPE ratio is based on “biased earnings data”- he explains that the changes in accounting standards in the 1990’s, forced the companies to charge large write offs when assets they hold fall in price. 18th October 2013 Analytical investors are always keen to invest at the right moment on a...
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Banking

New report paints picture of 2022 payments

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The number of cash payments will fall from 21 billion in 2012 to around 14 billion in 2022, as people increasingly use alternatives such as cards and automated payments. October 17, 2013 Consumer card use will rise by 75% from nearly 10 billion payments in 2012 to nearly 17 billion in 2022, driven primarily by...
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Banking

Research reveals Universal Credit payment and budgeting advice gap

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Payments Council has created a new free guide to help people receiving Universal Credit manage their money and understand payments. October 16, 2013 Half of people eligible for Universal Credit concerned about managing cash flow after change to monthly payments Four in ten who are eligible for Universal Credit say they prefer to manage their...
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Economy

Phillips Curve Model

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Phillips observed that one stable curve represents the trade-off between inflation and unemployment and they are inversely related. In other words, if unemployment decreases, inflation will increase and vice versa. 16th October 2013 The Phillips curve suggests there is an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, it is an ideal guide for policy makers (central...
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Business Leaders

U.S. Economists Win Nobel for Predicting Asset Prices

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Robert J. Shiller from the University of Yale, Eugene Fama and Lars Peters Hansen from the University of Chicago, won the $ 1.23 million prize for forecasting intermediate term moves in asset prices. 15th October 2013 When the world is talking about the shut down in U.S., possible repercussions of the shut down, much hyped...
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Fintech

Herstatt Risk- Systemic Risk in the Forex Market

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The time zone difference meant that the banks sending the money never received their US. dollars, on June 26, 1974, German regulators forced the bank into liquidation. 11th October 2013 The world has seen failure of banks and corporates due to creative accounting strategies such as Repo-105 in case of Lehman Brothers, transferring accumulated losses...
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