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...The S&P 500 inched 0.1 per cent higher to a record close of 1,762....
...Nevertheless, the S&P 500 US equity index fell 0.5 per cent after a choppy session, leaving it about 3.6 per cent down from the record closing high it struck earlier this month....
...In New York, the S&P 500 equity index ended fractionally lower at 1,831 and was down 0.6 per cent on the week – and 0.9 per cent below Tuesday’s record closing high....
...The FTSE 100 fell 0.5 per cent in December while the S&P 500 index of leading US companies was down 0.7 per cent, held back by concerns over the fiscal cliff....
...asks Gary Dugan, chief Asia investment officer at Coutts. “Chinese households are still very cautious about the way they spend their money....
...By midday in New York, the S&P 500 equity index was up 0.6 per cent while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 closed with a gain of 0.3 per cent....
...Gary Dugan, CIO Asia and the Middle East at Coutts, argued that Japanese equities still had further to rise....
...John Dugan, head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said that a new resolution authority should “make it far more likely that equity holders and creditors sustain losses” when a company is...
...in 2008, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision “I’m very concerned about the rise in delinquent mortgages and foreclosure actions,” said John Dugan...
...Dugan believes energy, oil and telecoms are looking good. Utilities and pharmaceuticals do not have as high dividends, but still have secure payouts....
...In the US, in 2003, the median manager was up 23 per cent while the S&P total return was up 28.7 per cent. “You’re paying a lot of fees for underperformance,” warns Dugan....
...Mr Chu says a study of an unnamed bank’s water index versus S&P’s Global Water Index showed 3 per cent underperformance for the bank in the past 12 months....
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