Barbarians back at the gate – FT

Private equity has record amounts of cash to invest but high equity valuations and a likely rise in interest rates means the returns it can expect are falling. Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, the FT’s private equity correspondent, explains to John Authers how the sector is still faring better than other investment classes.
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Daily Risk Monitor – March 13

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – March 13

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Who’s Exposed to China?

Good piece over at the FT’s beyondbrics blog on which emerging markets are exposed to China.   The table below looks at non-farm commodity exports (NFC) and share of exports to China as a percent of GDP.  The higher the score the more exposed.

The upshot,

In summary, the emerging markets most vulnerable to a slowdown in Chinese fixed asset investment are several Latin American economies, Russia and South Africa. In contrast, Hungary, the Philippines, Poland and Mexico seem fairly well positioned.

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Daily Risk Monitor – March 11

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – March 11

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Daily Risk Monitor – March 10

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – March 10

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There’s value in emerging markets – FT

In the second of a two-part series, London Business School’s Elroy Dimson tells John Authers that value investing works better in emerging markets than in the developed world — but the premiums for small companies and for momentum are much smaller.
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Sector ETF Technical Analysis – March 7

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