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...Thus only a fraction of overall AUM is deployed in strategies that have a direct impact on the VIX® index (e.g. 1-month over/underwriting strategies on the S&P 500 index)....
...In other words, in case of a significant market sell-off, the volatility suppressing force from these strategies is likely to disappear, leaving markets more vulnerable to other selling flows (e.g., from...
...In 2021, S&P started publishing numbered scores from 1 to 5 for the three E, S and G categories as part of corporate credit scores....
...In terms of revenue synergies, the enlarged group should benefit from product cross-selling (e.g. through Mondi’s plastics production and related products), product innovation (combining respective IP built...
...Payments company Visa, for example, had received a two for “E” and “S” and a three for “G”....
...The latter trades on a price/earnings (p/e) ratio of 5.8 times, which he argues compares very favourably to US banks such as Citibank, which trade at more than 10 times....
...Alphaville’s emphasis below: In recent weeks, we see mounting financial risks from the property sector (e.g., Country Garden), the shadow banking sector (e.g. Zhongrong Trust), and LGFVs....
...“F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” and “Sorted for E’s & Wizz” were ticked off like rites of passage from someone moving from Sheffield outsider to Britpop in-crowd....
...with our emphasis below: Following the regional banking crisis earlier this year, markets took an optimistic view: soft landing became a consensus, European stocks rallied at the back of China reopening (e.g...
...P [oil and gas exploration and production] industry”....
...e ratio of 9 times next year’s earnings in China....
...In theory, setting a price under which the windfall tax no longer applies should reduce downside risk for the E&P and for lenders. But its impact may well end up being marginal....
...This in turn drives buying of stocks by funds that mechanically increase exposure when volatility declines (e.g. volatility targeting and risk parity funds)....
...domestic travel has returned (as a reminder, up to 50% of luxury sales in Beijing and Shanghai is contributed by non-local customers), the average spending ticket has continued to rise, and the very high end (e.g...
...construction PMI survey World Bank’s summer edition of its Global Economic Prospects report Results: British American Tobacco trading update, Chemring H1, Ferguson Q3, N Brown FY, Paragon Banking Group...
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...After a failed merger with Tullow Oil, Capricorn favours a share-based deal with Israeli E&P NewMed. Activist Palliser Capital, with 7 per cent of the shares, disagrees....
...Now, one way of looking at whether a company is cheap or not is a calculation known as p/e....
...Conflict of interest could also arise as index administrators may not fully implement policies to ensure protection of sensitive information (e.g.; information regarding inclusion or exclusion of a particular...
...The UK, still labouring under a Brexit discount, trades at just 10 times forecast p/e. Both could fall further. Lex sees a rather gloomy outlook....
...The Stories She Wears is a six-month programme focusing on teaching practical techniques in local styles, upcycled fashion, traditional textile design and financial literacy. pradagroup.com; unfpa.org G...
...Those lucky enough to have bagged one will see big names Guns N’ Roses, Arctic Monkeys and Lana Del Rey lighting up Somerset’s Worthy Farm....
...It took P&G a long time to perfect Pringles because it was difficult to make processed discs of dehydrated potato, cooking oil and flours taste of very much....
...However, he added that “going forward, there will hopefully be more focus on the ‘S’ and the ‘G’ and less on a highly politicised interpretation of the ‘E’....
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