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Investors buy into agricultural land for inflation protection
Investors are looking to agricultural land as a fertile ground for investment due to increased demand for a protein-rich diet being led by countries such as China and India, as well as for its properties...
Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega rejects IMF proposals for establishment of framework on capital controls; attacks Fund’s laissez-faire policy on capital movements
In the week that three intergovernmental bodies turned their focus on the ETF industry, market participants say they see more regulation ahead
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Standard & Poor's changes US outlook to negative
Ratings agency cites growing deficit and debt as rationale behind the change
Greek budget cuts raise default concerns
Markets prepare for the worst as Athens unveils new tougher austerity measures; IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says cuts are necessary
European parliament embraces Tobin tax
Lawmakers throw their weight behind Tobin tax on financial transactions; say global difference of opinion should not stop Europe implementing levy
Blossoming retail
Structured products are still big in Japan, despite the damage inflicted by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. While activity in the institutional market has yet to recover, public distribution channels brimming with simpler products are increasingly popular...
Revised Basel III liquidity rules force Asia into uncharted territory
New Basel III liquidity regulations look set to force many Asia-Pacific banks and regulators into uncharted territory as they try to comply with the rules and meet their own requirements through innovation.
One-way collateral agreements with sovereign leave banks exposed
If regulators are serious about tackling liquidity risk, they should tell sovereigns to start posting collateral on their derivatives trades, dealers argue – the current one-way agreements leave banks with tens of billions of dollars in volatile funding...
ECB overnight lending rockets to 19-month high
Banks’ borrowing from the European Central Bank’s marginal lending facility climbs to $21 billion on Wednesday; sudden move has sparked speculation on bank troubles, analysts say
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