Money & Markets – Week of 11.03.13

The Non-U.S. Equity Index That’s Consistently Beaten Nasdaq, S&P 500 Over The Last 25 Years
Seeking Alpha | 08 November 2013
Setting aside the ‘active versus passive’ argument, major stock indices can provide insights helpful for asset allocation across regions and sectors…

The End of the Cautious Investor?
Federated
New evidence from Federated Investors’ recent survey suggests…

The Student Loan Bubble is Starting to Burst
CNBC | 05 September 2013
The largest bank in the United States will stop making student loans in a few weeks…

European Brokers Form Alliance to Execute Swaps
Bloomberg | 06 November 2013
Three European brokers — RP Martin Holdings Ltd., CIMD SA…

Race to Mine Bitcoin Gathers Steam
Yahoo! Finance | 05 November 2013
The price of bitcoin isn’t the only thing about the virtual currency that is going through the roof…

China Seen Restarting IPOs This Year by Citic Securities
Bloomberg | 04 November 2013
China may lift a 12-month ban on new share sales this year following a Communist Party policy summit…

Detroit Recovery Begins Where Philadelphia and Leipzig Converge
Bloomberg | 04 November 2013
Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington and even Leipzig, Germany…

BlackBerry Calls Off Sale, Will Replace CEO
Reuters | 04 November 2013
BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself…

Ebay Expands Accepted Digital Currencies, Says PayPal May One Day Incorporate BitCoin
Zero Hedge | 03 November 2013
First it was China hinting that where Silk Road failed in monetizing, pardon the pun, BitCoin…

Sino-Bangladeshi Cooperation: The Rise of South Asia’s Economic Corridor
EconoMonitor | 04 November 2013
Despite escalating strife in Bangladesh, Dhaka and Beijing are intensifying plans for an economic corridor…

Rich Families Are Hoarding Cash: Citi
Yahoo! Finance | 03 November 2013
A new survey of family offices by Citi finds that the wealthy are cash heavy…

Al Gore: World is on Brink of ‘Carbon Bubble’
The Guardian | 31 October 2013
Gore and partner David Blood call on companies to ‘do their fiduciary duty’ and identify carbon risks in their portfolios…

Global Warming: The Wall Street Party Has Begun
The Daily Bell | 02 November 2013
The party is on…