Fund Managers On The Move and Your Strategic Asset Allocation Recent research by Citywire, a leading fund research firm, has revealed that the average fund will only retain its fund management team for two-and-a-half-years. The analysis, which concentrates on UK funds, is the most comprehensive conducted yet and includes 5 years of data. The survey examined 1,741 funds and found that over the 5 years to the end of August there were 3,440 manager moves.Keywords:
Ray Prince, fund research, fund management team, UK funds, investment funds, strategic asset allocation, analysis The Debate on Fair Value and How it Can Affect Business Valuation Models The concept of fair value accounting was driven by the FASB and SEC in an effort to provide greater disclosure, transparency and consistency in financial statements. However, as the economy went downward in 2008, companies were required to start adjusting asset values in accordance with ASC 820, and some financial institutions began writing-down the underlying value of certain assets, which led to a push for the suspension of ASC 820.Keywords:
Sarah Simmons, business valuations, asset management solutions, purchase price allocation, asset impairment studies, fresh start accounting, aASC - equity valuations, intellectual property valuations History Favours Turn For Global Equities No one has a crystal ball that can be used to predict international financial trends - the closest we can get is looking back at historical trends.Keywords:
Hugh McInnes, financial markets, international shares, exchange traded funds, etfs, emerging markets, cash, australian dollar, unhedged investment, asset class, ishares, blackrock, australia
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