Market Insights

Looking after wealthy clients

Wealthy clients are focusing more on health and philanthropy, and are scaling back on luxury purchases, says wealth managers. Check out more coverage and tips from the 2011 Annual Wealth Management Conference in Toronto.

By Sheila Avari |August 28, 2012

27 min read

Is Japan the next big credit risk?

The Japanese trade deficit ballooned in July to 517 billion yen and the country has one of the highest debt loads of any developed country.

By David Andrews |August 28, 2012

2 min read

August enthusiasm cools

As investors close out the summer of 2012, global markets ended last week mostly lower.

By David Andrews |August 27, 2012

4 min read

Money market fund reforms put on hold

Last week, SEC chairwoman Mary Shapiro axed the decision to put proposed new regulatory reforms of U.S. money market funds to a vote. It’s alleged many of the commissioners planned to vote against the proposed changes, for fear they’d have too great an impact and cause investors to seek riskier alternatives. Read: Income solutions for […]

By Wire services |August 27, 2012

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