As the talks with Greeks creditors continues investor sentiment has fallen as euro zone finance ministers rejected private creditors demands for a 4 percent coupon on new, longer-dated bonds expected be issued in exchange for existing Greek holdings.
If a resolution, on Greece's debt, is not reached by March, when Greece must repay...
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Greece WILL Default..but In an Orderly Fashion..Says Fitch
17
Jan
Fitch ratings agency have come out and said that Greece, most certainly, will default on it's debt but in an 'orderly manner', though, a disorderly default is not ruled out.
Edward Parker, Managing Director for Fitch's Sovereign and Supranational Group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa told Reuters, "That, would...
As Janaury Goes so Goes the Year..
10
Jan
The argument behind the so-called January Barometer is that a positive first month in the stock markets is very often a precursor to a positive year as a whole. Unlike most market related anecdotes this one is backed up be some scientific research.
According to an analysis of the years from...
China Trade Growth Slows to 2-Year Lows in December
10
Jan
Many are looking upon China to 'drag' the world economy out of the doldrums, however, data released on Thursday shows that China's exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as foreign and domestic demand slowed.
Some argue that this, ultimately, is of benefit...
Euro Continues Decline – Should We Be Surprised?
08
Jan
The Euro continues to fall against the USD, however, should we be surprised? Not withstanding the issues surrounding the current Euro debt issues - currencies will often revert back to what is known as the PPP or 'Price Power Parity'.
In simple terms this is the buying power that one currency will have against...
Modern Portfolio Theory In Action
30
Nov
Modern Portfolio Theory makes a preposition that diff assets move in different (some say opposing) directions particularly when markets experience periods of high volatility.
However during extreme periods of vol we will often see all assets move down in unison -e.g post 2008 crisis. However, once markets get over the shock...
The Emerging, Emerging Markets. The ‘Next 11’
26
Feb
Everyone is familiar with the major emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia, however, there are a new set of emerging market contenders that are set to be the next 'bevy' of states where significant capital growth will be generated.
Within AES, we are strong advocates for making use...
Getting Rich – It is simpler than you think!
16
Feb
As we have featured before, within this blog, it is very interesting to see how by exercising a bit of discipline we really can make for a comfortable financial future for ourselves and our families.
However, just being disciplined is not enough. We need to know and understand what actually works,...
AES – Financial Times Award
23
Nov
This blog is very much about offering independent comment and information on all matters relating to financial planning and the financial markets.
However, I just want to take this opportunity to announce a very prestigious award that AES International has won which is the ' Financial Times 2010 - New Breed...
Where are markets going?? Up? Down? Sideways??!
11
Nov
If there is one financial institution that makes money whether markets are going up, down left right or diagonal ways, it is Goldman Sachs, or GS for short.
Some argue that an institution such as GS is so big that they actually have the size to be able to 'decide' which way...