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Morningstar, Inc.

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Trends in Technology, Demographics, and Borrowing Will Set the Course of Rates<ul><li class="p1">We hypothesise that three main factors will determine the future course of interest rates.</li><li class="p1">First, the "new economy" characterised by globalisation and technological advancement will have long-lasting effects on the balance of savings and investment and will continue to exert an effect on the demand for capital and labor for years to come.</li><li class="p1">Second, demographic changes—primarily an aging and longer-lived global population—will reduce the savings glut produced by rapid growth of the working-age population in recent decades.</li><li class="p1">Finally, the state of the credit cycle will weigh on consumer and corporate behaviour, as well.</li></ul>Analysts: Jim Sinegal &amp; Eric Compton

Trends in Technology, Demographics, and Borrowing Will Set the Course of RatesWe hypothesise that three main factors will determine the future course of interest rates.First, the "new economy" characterised by globalisation and technological advancement will have long-lasting effects on the balance of savings and investment and will continue to exert an effect on the demand for capital and labor for years to come.Second, demographic changes—primarily an aging and longer-lived global population—will reduce the savings glut produced by rapid growth of the working-age population in recent decades.Finally, the state of the credit cycle will weigh on consumer and corporate behaviour, as well.Analysts: Jim Sinegal &amp; Eric Compton

Financial Services Observer: Solving the Interest Rate Equation

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Tan Chin-Hwee

Chairman

Traditional finance companies' competitive advantage operates like moats protecting mediaeval castles. Fintech companies must cross the moats of trust and regulation to break into the mainstream.It started with a question which seemed simple enough when I first started investing in technology despite my training in years as a value investor: How do you invest in a fintech (financial technology) start-up with the potential to revolutionise finance, but which has not gained wide traction or turned…

Traditional finance companies' competitive advantage operates like moats protecting mediaeval castles. Fintech companies must cross the moats of trust and regulation to break into the mainstream.It started with a question which seemed simple enough when I first started investing in technology despite my training in years as a value investor: How do you invest in a fintech (financial technology) start-up with the potential to revolutionise finance, but which has not gained wide traction or turned…

The Moats that Fintech Companies Must Cross

Co-founder & Managing Director, Marketnomix 

Rajan Govil

Co-founder & Managing Director

Marketnomix 

Macroeconomics

Weakness in industrial production growth in May was seen across most major sectors and economies, which clearly shows that the Euro Zone industry is struggling to gain momentum which poses a risk to our GDP outlook of 1.3% for 2016 (lowered from 1.6% after the Brexit vote).Industrial Production (IPI) in the Eurozone slowed to 0.6% y-o-y in May 2016 after having recorded a growth of 2.1% y-o-y in April 2016 on a seasonally and working day adjusted (swda) basis. On a 3 month moving average (3mma)…

Weakness in industrial production growth in May was seen across most major sectors and economies, which clearly shows that the Euro Zone industry is struggling to gain momentum which poses a risk to our GDP outlook of 1.3% for 2016 (lowered from 1.6% after the Brexit vote).Industrial Production (IPI) in the Eurozone slowed to 0.6% y-o-y in May 2016 after having recorded a growth of 2.1% y-o-y in April 2016 on a seasonally and working day adjusted (swda) basis. On a 3 month moving average (3mma)…

EUROZONE: Industrial Production GROWTh Slows ACROSS SECTORS AND COUNTRIES

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions, Bixmoor

Bixmoor

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions

Bixmoor specialises in providing bespoke research to business, governments and the financial community on China and neighbouring regions. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients, based on our expertise, our reliability and our determination to find the right solution.

High debt burdens are not just a developing world phenomenon. The growth of Quantitative Easing programs has resulted in significantly increased debt in many countries, including a good number in the European Union, whose debt levels are masked by accounting procedures.

High debt burdens are not just a developing world phenomenon. The growth of Quantitative Easing programs has resulted in significantly increased debt in many countries, including a good number in the European Union, whose debt levels are masked by accounting procedures.

The Potential for National Financial Default

The Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Eurozone continued its downward trend, coming in at 10.2% in March 2016 compared to 10.4% in February and 11.2% in March 2015. The unemployment rate was at its lowest level since August 2011, and the gradual improvement in the labor market is expected to continue.The decline in the unemployment was largely across the board amongst the Eurozone members. It decreased to 10% in France in March 2016 compared to 10.2% in February while it fell to 4.2%…

The Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Eurozone continued its downward trend, coming in at 10.2% in March 2016 compared to 10.4% in February and 11.2% in March 2015. The unemployment rate was at its lowest level since August 2011, and the gradual improvement in the labor market is expected to continue.The decline in the unemployment was largely across the board amongst the Eurozone members. It decreased to 10% in France in March 2016 compared to 10.2% in February while it fell to 4.2%…

Eurozone: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Continues to Trend Downwards

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Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. offers life and non-life insurance and reinsurance throughout the world.  The Company offers life, health, accident, automobile, marine, aviation, transport, fire, general liability, and credit insurance and reinsurance.

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Financial Services Observer: Solving the Interest Rate Equation

Trends in Technology, Demographics, and Borrowing Will Set the Course of Rates We hypothesise that three main factors will determine the future...

Morningstar, Inc.

The Moats that Fintech Companies Must Cross

Traditional finance companies' competitive advantage operates like moats protecting mediaeval castles. Fintech companies must cross the moats of...

Tan Chin-Hwee

EUROZONE: Industrial Production GROWTh Slows ACROSS SECTORS AND COUNTRIES

Weakness in industrial production growth in May was seen across most major sectors and economies, which clearly shows that the Euro Zone industry...

Rajan Govil

The Potential for National Financial Default

High debt burdens are not just a developing world phenomenon. The growth of Quantitative Easing programs has resulted in significantly increased...

Bixmoor

Eurozone: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Continues to Trend Downwards

The Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Eurozone continued its downward trend, coming in at 10.2% in March 2016 compared to 10.4% in...

Rajan Govil

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