GLG News by Exchange Traded Fund Experts

Swiss Air, Austrian Air and Luxemburg Air are too small to operate economically in the medium and longer-term. A merger with Lufthansa is clearly the correct solution. The frequent flyer program of both Swiss Air and Austrian Air are already captive Lufthansa client reward systems. Why not...

Increasing leverage got us into the credit crisis. With an upturn in housing prices perhaps 10 years away, how can this simple solution serve the new housing buyers or the broader economy?. We are basically transferring risk from banks and new housing buyers to the federal government. Sounds like...

Without the fair value accounting and mark-to-market concepts, the modern investment banking and asset management industry could not function. We live in a real time world and the above concepts reflect this fact. The real danger to the system is too much leverage, lax risk management and a missing,...

The key to investment success is understanding: investment horizon, price, liquidity and inflation risk. The absolute level of return is not as important as the inflation and risk-adjusted return. If you invest in money market and short term bonds, you will never be a girl's best friend. Razor...

Modern investment banking, brokerage and asset management live and die with top flight IT systems. Risk and Information Management are at the core of the securities business. Reducing costs in the downturn is important, but maintaining operating efficiency and risk controls is a regulatory necessit...

Implications: 1.Safe Investments will provide Preservation of Capital but, provide a Low Rate of Return - Trade Off as it relates to Risk. 2.Recessionary pressures are , likely, to remain unstable. It is a question of Risk vs Reward. Safety is an option for the Investor. 3.Causation - the Federal Government...

The housing bust has already made headlines from the subprime fallout, claiming dozens of mortgage banks, producing asset write offs approaching $300 billion on a global basis, and forcing many of the largest financial institutions to raise billions in new capital. Now smaller banks are going over the...

The current market turmoil was created by good old fashion greed.  However, it can not be fixed with over regulation, it can be fixed with common sense and a true willingness of both parties, the consumer and the lender to participate in the increased risk of lending that is now prevalant...

Most of Munich Re's securities investments are in European investment grade and government bonds. As inflation increases, re-invested funds will earn a higher rate of return. Their investments in equities, private equity and more complex fixed income securities are managed by a professional captive...

The German property market has built in stablizers: lower leverage, more moderate price increases over a longer period, lower volatility and underbuilding in many cities. The willingness of German investors, both retail and institutional, to invest directly and indirectly in residential and...