Japan Then And Now by Kenichi Amaki, Matthews Asia "That changing mindset of corporate Japan is evidenced by the increase in shareholder returns in the form of both dividends and... read more

When a hedge fund is down -42.6% year to date, they at times can have more muted communications tendencies. Such appears the case with London-based hedge fund manager Crispen... read more

Re-insurers to get hit hard from Irma with Florida hurricane catastrophe fund in the lead With 31 people dead across 3 states, Hurricane Irma was part of history. Never before... read more

Even though economic growth was weak last quarter (and negative in the US), Rothschild Wealth Management is bullish on global economic growth and believes that developed economies should continue... read more

The markets are controlled, Robert Wu and Howard Wang believe. The erstwhile Bridgewater Associates executives, whose role at the hedge fund has been the topic of some dispute, now... read more

A rescue plan was announced today by the government of Spain in a bid to rescue the troubled Spanish Bank Bankia. The country's plan involves Spain raising up to... read more

SEC and CFTC,  two of the country’s leading financial regulators, bemoaned sequestration, highlighting that reduced budgets pose challenges to oversee markets and its participants. Mary Jo White, SEC chairman and Gary... read more

With all the bluster coming from North Korea – nuclear missile tests, talk of protracted war with a nuclear threat hanging overhead – a Bank of America Merrill Lynch... read more

David Einhorn, founder and president of Greenlight Capital, recently discussed the fund's 2013 performance in a conference call.  The transcript of the call, as well as some post-game commentary... read more

The greatest investors, the most successful business managers in the world today have all followed different paths to get where they are. Some, like Jeff Bezos, have started revolutionary... read more