Category «Financial System»

Hedge Funds versus Mutual Funds (2): An Examination of Multialternative Mutual Funds

McCarthy, David, Hedge Funds versus Mutual Funds (2): An Examination of Multialternative Mutual Funds (September 19, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2498695 “This paper examines those mutual funds classified by Morningstar as “Alternative.” It follows an earlier paper, “Hedge Funds vs. Mutual Funds: An Examination of Equity Long/Short Funds,” which found that equity long/short mutual funds did …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Liquidity Supply Across Multiple Trading Venues

Lescourret, Laurence and Moinas, Sophie, Liquidity Supply Across Multiple Trading Venues (September 15, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2498277 “Market fragmentation and technology have given rise to new trading strategies. One of them is to supply liquidity simultaneously across multiple trading venues, which requires multi-venue management of inventory risk. We build an inventory model in …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Financial Crisis, Unconventional Monetary Policy and International Spillovers

Chen, Qianying and Filardo, Andrew J. and He, Dong and Zhu, Feng, Financial Crisis, Unconventional Monetary Policy and International Spillovers (September 18, 2014). HKIMR Working Paper No.23/2014. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2497922 “This paper studies the effects of unconventional monetary policies in the major advanced economies. We first examine the cross-border financial market impact of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out?

CRS – Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out? Noah P. Meyerson, Analyst in Income Security. August 28, 2014. “The Social Security Trustees project that, under their intermediate assumptions and under current law, the Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund will become exhausted in 2016 and the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will become …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

EIA – Saudi Arabia Country Analysis Brief

“Saudi Arabia has 16% of the world’s proved oil reserves, is the largest exporter of total petroleum liquids in the world, and maintains the world’s largest crude oil production capacity. Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest holder of crude oil proved reserves and was the largest exporter of total petroleum liquids in 2013. In 2013, Saudi …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents

H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act

CBO – As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 20, 2014 “H.R. 4387 would allow all members of the governing bodies of certain agencies that are represented on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)—the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Board of Governors of …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legislation

Retirement Plan Landscape Stabilizing as Fewer Fortune 500 Companies Shifting Defined Benefit Plans to 401(k)s

News release: “The retirement plan landscape is stabilizing as fewer U.S. companies last year moved from defined benefit (DB) plans to offering only a defined contribution (DC) plan to new salaried employees than in any other year over the past decade, according to a new analysis by global professional services company Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

New GAO Reports – Broadcast TV and Radio, FSOC, Land Use Agreements

BROADCAST TELEVISION AND RADIO: Disclosure Requirements for Broadcasted Content, GAO-14-738: Published: Sep 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014. FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL: Status of Efforts to Improve Transparency, Accountability, and Collaboration, GAO-14-873T: Published: Sep 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014. LAND-USE AGREEMENTS: Department of Veterans Affairs Needs to Improve Data Reliability and Monitoring, GAO-14-501: Published: Aug 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2013

“The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006, while there was no statistically significant change in either the number of people living in poverty or real median household income. In addition, the poverty rate for children under 18 declined from …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care

BIS Quarterly Review September 2014

The BIS Quarterly Review for September 2014 says volatility stirs, markets unshaken. Press Release 14 September 2014 Related information – Notations used in the Quarterly Review Statistical data Statistical data behind all September 2014 Quarterly Review graphs (xls) Statistical annex: summary tables (PDF, 20 pages) Statistical annex: detailed tables (PDF, 152 pages) International banking statistics

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Basel III Monitoring Report as of 31 December 2013

“This report presents the results of the Basel Committee’s Basel III monitoring exercise. The study is based on the rigorous reporting process set up by the Committee to periodically review the implications of the Basel III standards for banks. The results of previous exercises in this series were published in March 2014, September 2013, March 2013, September 2012 and April 2012. A total …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

New GAO Reports – 8(a) subcontracting, Healthcare.gov, Health Insurance Exchanges, IRAs

8(A) SUBCONTRACTING LIMITATIONS: Continued Noncompliance with Monitoring Requirements Signals Need for Regulatory Change, GAO-14-706: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTHCARE.GOV: Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in Information Security and Privacy Controls, GAO-14-730: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2014. HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES: Coverage of Non-excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans, GAO-14-742R: Published: Sep 15, 2014. Publicly Released: …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Medicine

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