Innovation VIS Essential Investments introduces VIS EFW Efficiency Index
VIS Essential Investments, an independent specialized financial boutique based in Switzerland, announces today the launch of VIS EFW Efficiency Index, tracking the performance of 150 OECD-listed companies based on their capacity to capture growth linked to Energy, Food and (...)
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Opinion Oil markets to barrel forward in 2011
The energy sector is turning a corner and we are at the early stages of a new upward cycle in oil markets, according to Robin Batchelor, manager of BlackRock’s BGF World Energy Fund...
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Kiosk Alternatives to financial markets investments
The financial investment is not limited to financial markets assets and the current uncertainties obviously feed such thoughts. Indeed, there are many investment vehicles that could create value in a portfolio.
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Innovation BlackRock launches diversified commodities ETF
BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) providing exposure to a variety of commodity markets for investors seeking portfolio diversification tools, at a time when the correlation between historically uncorrelated asset classes is (...)
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News Gold as collateral for a participation in the Greek support plan
Will Finland jeopardize the Greek plan? The country requires collateral in exchange for its participation in the support plan. The German labour minister, Ursula Von Der Leyen, has agreed to those terms…
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Stories John Arnold : The natural gas guru
John Arnold came under the spotlight in 2006 after the fierce battle with Brian Hunter, Amaranth Advisors’ star trader, on the U.S. natural gas market.
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Opinion Fair trade, angel or demon ?
As citizens movements connect politically and economically, fair trade talks about itself. A fair and equitable trade, what is more decent in appearance ? But in order to determine the fair part of trade, we need beforehand to determine what we mean by this (...)
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News New record day in Euronext milling wheat commodities
Euronext, the leading exchange in the Euro zone, today announced that on 16 December its commodities franchise achieved a second lifetime record daily volumes in the same month in milling wheat futures with 92,531 contracts (...)
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Opinion Middle East turbulence: Impact on economic activity and risk assets.
There are no clear answers, given the fluidity of the situation and uncertainty over whether violence will spread further...
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Interview Lionel Semonin: «Earth Element is a commodity fund using long-short strategies! »
Ex-BNP Paribas and former head of JP Morgan’s Commodity Investor Solutions, Lionel Semonin has launched Four Elements Captial, an asset management firm with a focus on commodity markets.
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Strategy Equities: will oil spoil the party?
After the strong start to the year equity markets are getting vulnerable to profit taking. A further rise in oil prices could well provide the excuse for doing so, certainly as the momentum in liquidity creation seems to have (...)
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Strategy Agricultural land rush of investment funds!
After launching products indexed to changes in prices of agricultural products, many banks and investment funds are turning now to the land acquisition...
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Strategy Managed futures strategies
This type of strategy is based on a simple idea: try to take advantage of an exposure on futures contracts («Futures») with the underlying being a financial instruments or a commodity ...
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Strategy Africa: A continent of opportunities
As global demand for commodities continues to grow, we believe Africa is in an enviable position with its vast resources, not only minerals but also food—60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land is in Africa...
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Strategy Climate Change and agriculture : risks and opportunities
According to Schroders’ Climate Change investment team, climate change acts as a threat multiplier to the sector on top of the dual impacts of the increased demand and decreased supply, and that this will present various investment opportunities throughout the value (...)
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