Monday, Nov 25, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Capital Markets

Economy

Column: Investment Insights

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Abenomics Ends Darkness In The Land of The Rising Sun 20th February 2014 Abenomics has revived economic growth in Japan but long term structural reforms – the Third Arrow – holds the key to its ultimate success, argues Jagannadham Thunuguntla Ever since the election of Shinzo Abe as Japan’s Prime Minister in December, 2012, the...
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Economy

China’s January FDI inflow notches 16% y-o-y jump

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Riding on the back of service sector, the world’s second largest economy says all is well with near $11-bn foreign fund inflow, reports Team IFM Beijing, February 20: Sweeping aside signs of a slowing economy and within days of announcing a bumper trade surplus, China sprung another surprise on Tuesday saying it had attracted nearly...
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Economy

Japan’s December industrial output not per expectations

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Revised data shows while production figures were still ahead of that in November, it fell short year-end predictions, reports Team IFM Tokyo, February 19:  Japan’s industrial production in December didn’t increase at the pace it was initially estimated to have had, revised official data released on Monday showed, though it was still better than the...
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Economy

China on track

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Dr Shane Oliver Chief Economist – AMP Capital 16th January 2014 It seems that every 6 -12 months the China perma bears roll out their worries again. At the core of such concerns are a bunch of structural issues: that China’s investment driven growth model is unsustainable, that its housing sector is overheated, that it has...
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Economy

New Fed Chair May Tolerate Slight Inflation, Keep Rates Unchanged

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Yellen has advocated that the Fed should tolerate a slightly higher rate of inflation without increasing interest rates if the threat of high unemployment persists, Team IFM reports New York, January 15, 2014: Janet Yellen is all set to assume office on February 1, 2014 as the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, a feat...
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Economy

Corporate bonds

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
How to source income in a low interest rate environment 15th January 2013 In recent years, investors looking to source income have been attracted to the yields and perceived safety of term deposits. But, with term deposit rates expected to fall to less than 4% in 2013, investors should be considering other strategies that meet...
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Economy

Editor’s Epistle

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
2014 looks good, but read us to stay ahead! January 2014 On behalf of the entire International Finance Magazine team let me first wish all our readers and clients a very happy and prosperous New Year. Welcome to the brave new world of 2014. The past year was tough. According to the International Monetary Fund’s...
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Fintech

Finance directors accused of stifling the IT department

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Gary Howes 10th January 2014 Two thirds of IT professionals blame lack freedom to choose best of breed solutions – senior finance function takes much of the blame. When it comes to improving data centre efficiency, 67% of IT professionals lack the freedom to choose innovative ‘best of breed’ technologies over ‘one stop shop’...
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Economy

A manifesto for better leadership

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Nuala Forsey, head of leadership development, QA 10th January 2014 Everyone will benefit when leaders learn to lead in an engaging way. According to quarter-on-quarter figures for growth from the Office for National Statistics, we are finally pulling out of the recession. Times are still tough: people will continue to feel the pinch until...
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Fintech

Five Steps to Scale-Up Energy Efficiency

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
BY JAS SINGH. 9th January 2014 Most experts agree that energy efficiency is a critical building block for sustainable development. This is because improvements in energy efficiency strengthen a country’s energy security, increase competitiveness, ease shortages in energy supply, and lower environmental impacts including local and greenhouse gas emissions. Why doesn’t it happen then? A...
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