UBS Predicts Winners And Losers Of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Reform

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Don’t count on US Congress acting on housing finance reform in 2014, according to a research note from UBS.  The UBS Global Research note says the differences between the Senate and House bill are so significant and the limited available time before the mid-term elections are factors that suggest reform is more of a long-term issue. The report concluded US housing reform is “likely not a game changer for financial stocks.”  Outside of homebuilders, mortgage REITs and private mortgage insurers, most groups within the financial service sector should see little impact, the report noted. Winning and losing investments Investors looking…

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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.

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