Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:01These quotes summarize Buffett's interest in having a stable stock price, centered narrowly near intrinsic business value, which he outlined previously in the 1983 letter. By adopting policies to accomplish this, sellers and buyers can expect to have ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:23In other words, share prices will increase faster than profits if investors decide they can accept lower returns. A current implied ERP (based on risk-free interest rates and expected equity cash flows) sounds like a good idea, but the calculated ...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:12Investors who put in £1000 five years ago have made a paltry £94; they could have made a £1229 profit in rival fund L&G UK Alpha and £1109 in Standard Life UK Equity Unconstrained, according to data analyst Morningstar. And the enormous £4.2billion ...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:02Before the crisis fixed-income securities, linked to derivatives spanning asset classes including equities, interest rates, foreign exchange, commodities and credit, were the second-largest group of investments sold by trust banks after mutual funds. ...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:12The institutional investors taking a tough new line on diversity include Aberdeen Asset Management, Standard Life Investments, F&C Asset Management and Aviva Investors. Bankers fear debt crisis may hit Italy: Europes leading power brokers will meet in ...