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Is The CPP Proposal Doomed to Fail?
Don Pittis of the CBC reports, CPP plan won't help savers or stop the pension crisis: If as many suggest, the government's latest plan to expand the Canada Pension Plan is pure politics, perhaps the...
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The Bigger Short?
Lawrence Delevingne of CNBC reports, This is the new 'big short':Billionaire investor Paul Singer says he has spotted the next big thing to bet against: bonds."Today, six and a half years after the...
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For Whom The Bell Tolls?
The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, wrote a comment for Le Monde newspaper, Europe at crossroads:On 25th of last January, the Greek people made a courageous decision. They dared to challenge...
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Are U.S. Stocks In A Bubble?
Julie Verhage of Bloomberg reports, Goldman Sachs Asked Two of the World's Best-Known Economists If U.S. Stocks Are in a Bubble: Even if the S&P 500 is only up about 2 percent year-to-date, it's...
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The Canadian Retirement Dream?
Michael Babad of the Globe and Mail reports, Millions of Canadians risk losing ‘retirement of their dreams,’ study warns:The deputy chief economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is making an...
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America's Retirement Nightmare?
Tom Anderson of CNBC reports, Most older Americans fall short on retirement savings:How bad is America doing when it comes to retirement savings? The Government Accountability Office looked into the...
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The Liquidity Time Bomb?
Nouriel Roubini, professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, wrote a comment for Project Syndicate, The Liquidity Time Bomb:A paradox has emerged in the...
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Against The Gods?
Last Thursday I attended an AIMA luncheon on sources of market volatility and asset class strategies to address them:The focus of the program is to hear views representing five key drivers of...
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CalPERS Chops External Managers by Half?
Timothy W. Martin of the Wall Street Journal reports, Calpers to Cut External Money Managers by Half:The largest U.S. public pension fund intends to sever ties with roughly half of the firms handling...
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CPPIB Bringing Good Things To Life?
David Berman and Bertrand Marotte of the Globe and Mail report, CPPIB lands $12-billion deal for GE lending arm:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has struck a $12-billion (U.S.) deal to acquire...
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New Jersey's Pension War?
Megan Davies and Jonathan Stempel of Reuters report, New Jersey Governor Christie wins court victory over pension cuts:New Jersey's highest court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Chris Christie can cut $1.6...
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A Greek Suicide?
Anatole Kaletsky, Chief Economist and Co-Chairman of Gavekal Dragonomics and Chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, wrote another provocative comment in Project Syndicate, A Greek...
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Who Will Blink First?
Jan Strupczewski and Renee Maltezou of Reuters report, Greece and creditors fail in 'last attempt' to reach deal:Talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors broke up in...
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Private Equity Stealing From Clients?
Gretchen Morgenson of the New York Times reports, When Private Equity Firms Give Retirees the Short End:Who comes first, the investors or the person who manages their money?That question is crucial for...
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The Endgame For Greece And Europe?
Zack Guzman of CNBC reports, The trump card the ECB could use on Greece:Greece's economy is living on borrowed time—particularly if you believe the old adage that time is money.That's because Greek...
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Greece’s Pension Paradox?
Lefteris Papadimas and Angeliki Kountantou of Reuters report, Greece’s pension paradox: Many elderly are broke, despite government’s costly spending on system:The plight of 79-year-old Athenian Zina...
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Prepare For Graccident?
In its latest issue, The Economist put out a comment, My Big Fat Greek Divorce:It is never pleasant to watch a relationship founder. Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has charged its creditors...
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Managing A Greek Default?
Nikos ChrysolorasIan WishartMehul Srivastava of Bloomberg report,Tsipras Offers New Plan for Greece for Crunch EU Talks:Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented a new plan to stave off default...
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Live And Let Die?
John Mauldin revisited the topic of U.S. public pensions in his latest comment: Live and Let Die:When you were young and your heart was an open bookYou used to say live and let live…But if this...
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No Deal For Greece?
Catherine Boyle of CNBC reports, Greek crisis: Tsipras says 'no deal' with creditors:International creditors on Wednesday rejected the Greek government's plan to end its financial crisis, but they have...
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