On the asset side, one of the portfolios is the funded reserve for grants.
They did not recognize that mortgages and related securities were a distinct asset class.
There would be similar arrangements cropping up in asset management in future, he added.
During a credit expansion asset values become inflated, and credit-fueled spending tends to drive up corporate profitability.
Experience within a developing country in the national or regional implementation of cultural programmes would be an asset.
Real estate acquisition is definitely a popular service, whilst London real estate is an asset class in itself.
When teams have lost value, it is usually because the owner has not leveraged his asset beyond hockey.
Interdisciplinary training or experience crossing the natural sciences and the social sciences fields would be an important asset.
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The challenge for investors is deciding which asset classes to use in a portfolio.
An asset class must pass all three tests to be included in a portfolio.
As a result, investors has started to expect more from utilities in the asset management department.
Working experience in the scientific community and with government representatives and officials is an asset.
At some point, all that firepower will most likely translate into much higher asset prices.
Now, instead of remaining a troublesome expense item, they become an increasingly valuable asset.
The manager of the GTAA is Mebane Faber, chief investment office of Cambria Asset Management.
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His company now pitches its online trading customers on money-market accounts, mortgages, asset management and loans.
Intel spokesman Tom Beerman declined to comment about the possible asset sales or the job cuts.
There are great returns to be made in retail, but it is the toughest asset class.
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The idea here: look for unpopular funds trading at a discount to their net asset value.
The transferor became insolvent when the transfer occurred or because of a series of asset transfers.
But with interest rates falling, General Growth has posted remarkable earnings and net asset value growth.
First, assumptions about asset returns may be overly aggressive in light of recent performance.
Some of these funds appear to have used asset-backed securities to boost the yield.
Pensions often adjust their asset allocation at precisely the wrong time for the same reason.
Triffin's suggested solution was to create an artificial reserve asset, tied to a basket of commodities.
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As 2008 showed, the asset managers get rich but the investors still get clobbered.
Therefore, the optimum asset allocation to gold over long periods of time is zero.
Modern portfolio theory advocates blending asset classes to maximize expected return and minimize portfolio volatility.
Additionally, pay attention to each asset to determined if they are over bought oversold.
This article is an embarrassment to the entire asset management industry as it stands.
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