Trade Talk - August 2012
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In this issue...
Rethink, Reset, Results: CIBC Mellon continues to help institutional investors overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow
From many discussions our relationship managers have had with clients, a common concern emerged: “how can institutional investors control costs in today’s challenging markets when they also need to invest in new technologies to satisfy their clients?”
Let's Get Fiscal
Equity markets spend a lot of time asking whether Ben Bernanke will, or won’t, unleash another round of quantitative easing. But with bond yields already so low, and banks already sitting on a mountain of excess reserves, it’s hard to see QE doing much good.
August Economic Update
We continue to expect a global growth recession in 2012 with the global economy growing at about a 3% pace on the IMF definition of global real GDP.
Prime Custody – the new normal for alternative fund providers
Increasing asset protection and minimizing risk remain critical objectives. For this reason, many investment firms now consider “prime custody” to be a necessity in their business strategy, rather than just an option.
Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®): A new definition of transparency
Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) has emerged as the global benchmark for investment performance measurement and reporting. GIPS are a set of standardized, industry-wide ethical principles that provide investment firms with guidance on how to calculate and report their investment results to prospective clients.
This issue by:
- David Linds
- Avery Shenfeld
- Richard Hoey
- Charbel Cheaib
- Claire Johnson
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