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It is official, we are in the grip of only the second double-dip recession since the early 1970s. I remember only too well the dire conditions that existed back then. [...]

Type: Offshore Oeic Aim: Growth by investing in Indian equities and equity-related securities of companies listed in India or carrying out the main part of their business in India Minimum [...]

Byline: Amanda Smith Apollo Multi-Asset Management's cautious and balanced funds of funds have outperformed their respective benchmarks at their third anniversary despite a difficult 2011. The cautious fund beat its [...]

Byline: Brian Collins The serious delinquency rate on Federal Housing Administration loans rose a full percentage point over four months to 9.3% in November. The November 'FHA Single-Family Outlook' report [...]

The illusion of material equivalence is writ large in our society and is what got us into the hole we are now in, says Stewart Cowley, fund manager of the [...]

There have been so many false dawns for Japan but yet again it has suffered another year in the doldrums but James Smith reports that some leading managers believe the [...]

In such an income-seeking climate, investors run the danger of increasing their individual stock risks, investing in managers with overlapping holdings. While there has been a plethora of foreign income [...]

Byline: Investment By Chris Salih Jupiter's multi-manager team has significantly cut the cash weightings across its £6.8bn Merlin range. The team, headed by John Chatfeild-Roberts, has cut the cash weighting [...]

Byline: Investment By Joanne Ellul European equity specialist boutique Argonaut may look to expand beyond European funds once it is operationally independent from Ignis Asset Management. Ignis is reducing its [...]

High turnover of funds belies the long-term investment claims There will be many savers whose hearts have skipped a beat in recent weeks as markets have gyrated back and forth [...]

Multi-asset managers are div-ided over whether they should maintain their cash weightings in response to market volatility or if it presents an opportunity to buy cheap equities. MAM fund manager [...]

Byline: Doug Halonen Like many other pension funds desperate for higher returns, the $63.5 billon North Carolina Retirement Systems, Raleigh, is significantly reducing its equity allocation and clearing the way [...]

The equity release sector has been spared the constriction in the mainstream mortgage market, Key Retirement Solutions claims Market volatility and economic uncertainty may be boosting the equity release market, [...]

New Hampshire homeowners collectively saw their equity increase by 5.2 percent year over year in the third quarter, according to real estate data analytics firm CoreLogic. Additionally, homeowners gained an [...]

R&G Financial Corp. said an earnings restatement would wipe out more of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, company's net worth than expected. In February, R&G said it expected restatements resulting [...]

The equity release market has seen significant development and increased in size quite dramatically in the past 10 years. This growth is not a passing fad with Safe Home Income [...]

EQUITY CompanyExchange/SymbolHeadquartersAmountComments Celero Energy Co. LPNAFort Worth, TexasUS$1 billionReceived private equity from Natural Gas Partners VIII LP and other investors to fund start-up and E&P in the U.S. KBRNYSE: KBRHoustonUS$544.3 [...]

The equities business is off to a roaring start this year. During the first half of the year, Wall Street's 11 largest investment banks saw their gross revenues surge 62 [...]

For the equities business, 2005 was not a bad year. Recently the poor relation of booming fixed income, commodities and real estate businesses, it put in a decent showing, helping [...]

Companies operating in the equity release market have reported a drop in business in the first half of this year. Safe Home and Income Plans, the body that represents 90 [...]

(part 1 of 2) Return on avg. equity Rank 4Q '03 1 Horizon National Bank Leawood, Kan. 48.48% 2 Broadway Bank Chicago 48.45 3 National Republic Bank of Chicago 48.28 [...]

Personal Income Personal income was unchanged for November, a decline from October's 0.5% gain. Labor income was unchanged, as average hourly earnings declined 0.1% and hours worked rose 0.1%. Wage [...]

Vehicle Sales Vehicle sales increased in October from 17.8 million to 18.3 million units on a seasonally adjusted annual rate. This represents just under a 3% gain month over month [...]

The American Bankers Assn's 'Farm Bank Performance Report' indicates that farm banks increased agricultural lending by 7.9% in 2015 and held $100.3 billion in farm loans. Equity capital at farm [...]

Commentary on Significant Economic Data This Month The Employment Cost Index (ECI) increased 0.6% during the 4th quarter of 2015, up 2.0% year-over-year, roughly in line with expectations. Wages and [...]

U.S. Equity Indexes 12/31/15 YTD Return S&P 500 2,044 -0.70% Dow Jones Industrials 17,425 -2.20% NASDAQ Composite 5,007 5.70% NYSE Composite 10,143 -6.40% Dow Jones Total Stock Market 21,101 -1.50% [...]

U.S. Equity Indexes 11/30/15 YTD Return S&P 500 2,080 1.00% Dow Jones Industrials 17,720 -0.60% NASDAQ Composite 5,109 7.90% NYSE Composite 10,410 -4.00% Dow Jones Total Stock Market 21,575 0.70% [...]

More than 60 percent of the chief executive officers (CEOs) in Greater Cincinnati's 35 public companies took a salary cut in 2009, but stock grants resulted in large paper gains for the CEOs. The salary cuts show efforts of boards of directors to observe austerity. Statistics on increased values of stock awards for CEOs, median pay for CEOs, and median shareholder return are also presented.

A report published by Nielsen Claritas and Nielsen PreView shows that Massachusetts is fourth in the U.S. in terms of average home equity with $115,443. The state has an aging population that are likely to stay longer in their homes. In other states, residents purchased their homes at the peak of the construction boom, however, prices declined shortly afterward.