Looking back on 2016 predictions made by Morgan Stanley – a year of highly unpredictable events – the investment bank had both winners and losers. As it readies its 2017 predictions, there is one set of unpredictable events that are casting a long shadow over what will likely occur in the future. Political unpredictability frames thoughts as 2017 approaches Noting the biggest surprises of 2016 were “clearly” of a political nature, Elga Bartsch, Morgan Stanley’s Global Co-Head of Economics and Chief European Economist, has her mind on unpredictable political events. Expect the unexpected might be the mantra. In a December…
Morgan Stanley Reflects on Lessons Learned From 2016
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.