Crowdfunding cool fuels its growth but investors risk a sting in the tail
Jan 06, 2016 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Crowdfunding has rapidly emerged as an alternative source of financing for start-ups and new ventures. From artistic endeavours such as Marina Abramovics Institute project to new tech like the Oculus Rift virtual reality...
Forget Putin's global posturing – Russia's biggest challenges for 2016 are domestic
Jan 06, 2016 14:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views
After a remarkably fraught and complicated 2015, Vladimir Putins Russia finds itself still sanctioned by the West for its conduct in Ukraine, dogged by falling oil prices and dicing with a deadly conflict in Syria. And its...
Spot FX volumes directly correlate with implied volatilities in 2015, likely to continue in 2016
Jan 06, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The FX volumes will have close correlation with macroeconomic theme that in turn will have impact on OTC markets. We think there is vital aspect between RORO and FX volumes, when Risk-on Risk-offillustrates investing a...
GPIF signals USD/JPY bulls as to why 130 levels act as headwind
Jan 06, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views
GPIFs Q3 schedule results a 5.6% loss, which called into question the insight of the reallocation into foreign equities that has been ongoing for a year. Subsequently, the news reports imply a potential switch to...
Dick Smith couldn't compete and that is why it failed
Jan 06, 2016 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Troubled electronics retailer Dick Smiths shock receivership leaves investors and customers on tenterhooks. All those shoppers who bought gift cards during the Christmas retail rush will be outraged to discover they are...
Our democracy can learn from China's meritocracy
Jan 06, 2016 01:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For several years now, polls by organisations like the Lowy Institute have been telling us that Australians arent particularly impressed by our democracy. This seems a startling revelation. But it shouldnt be. With five...
How private equity won while other Dick Smith investors got burnt
Jan 06, 2016 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The recent somewhat rapid demise of Dick Smith Holdings, resulting in its entry into voluntary receivership, is a stark reminder of the risks of investing in companies listed by private equity firms without doing careful...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects