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Ten Seconds. Are Developed Markets a Threat to Emerging Markets?

Economic growth in the developed markets appears to be in a general if tepid recovery. The US continues to exhibit steady recovery in economic growth supported by a robust housing recovery and manufacturing which has even now widened to a slightly healthier labor market. Tempering this is a falling participation rate, which is troubling since
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Wall of Refinancing and EM assets

The wall of refinancing in the developed markets presents a high risk to emerging market fixed income assets as they divert capital away from these markets.
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Some Rudimentary Thoughts About Risk Measurement in a Simplistic Portfolio

A couple of thoughts on risk… In a portfolio consisting of assets of varying complexity, liquidity and aggregation structures (such as mutual funds, structured credit and structured products), the problem of risk measurement and management becomes a bit more complex.
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Philanthropic Equity.

Let us consider a model for philanthropic, development finance. An interesting model for development philanthropy is one which provides equity capital to target low income groups to finance and encourage enterprise .
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Youth and New Graduate Unemployment

As the world recovers slowly from the Great Recession of 2008, employment has lagged, particularly youth and new graduate employment. Why is this? Employing new graduates and the young is a longer term investment involving money, time and resources towards future productivity. Employing older, experienced workers is an investment in current productivity. Any future productivity
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