Australia’s .3 trillion pension fund sector has leap-frogged Canada to take fourth spot in the Towers Watson Global Pension Asset Study 2011. According to the study, the value of Australian pension fund assets increased to 103 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2010, compared to 93 per cent in 2009. … Read more
It is widely known that about 95% of new forex traders will lose money and quit in the first 2 years, by eliminating these 3 basic mistakes you will be one step closer to success. 1. Trading Around News Events – Before considering a trade always look at the news events calendar and do not … Read more
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: Olympia Capital Management launches the Olympia Energy Fund, a diversified multi-strategy energy related fund of hedge funds with an initial investment of 50M$ provided by a leading international energy company. The Cayman registered Olympia Energy Fund seeks to exploit the energy commodity market inefficiencies in order to generate absolute returns. This … Read more
When markets gap around they get natural retracements creating volatility and if you look at a simple 5 day chart you can spot likely retracements. An example is yesterdays gap higher and todays pullback which will likely test the area it gapped from. News becomes irrelevant and pricing takes over as valuation becomes a confusing … Read more
With the popularity of clean energy, carbon reduction and Earth friendliness, it would seem that investments in alternative energy funds would be virtually risk free. But just like any emerging industry, there is no guarantee that all sectors of the market will succeed. Just like the tech bubble that began forming in the early and … Read more