ET Now: The European situation as it is at this point in time, do you think it will get worse from here before it actually starts getting better? William de Vijlder: Market pressure clearly has increased since the most recent summer that we have had. On the other hand, it is important to emphasize the [...]

There are many who are debating that gold is no more the safe haven, while there are others who are busy accumulating it for investment. Jim Walker, MD, Asianomics still feels that gold is the asset calls of choice in 2012. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Jim Walker warned that the economic situation is bleak [...]

‘With capital preservation trumping capital growth, a choppy year likely’ Jitendra Kumar Gupta / Mumbai December 27, 2011, 0:54 IST A large part of the selling in Indian equity markets has come from domestic players, including retail investors. As worries mount on whether foreign investors would also pull out, Cameron Brandt, director of research, EPFR Global, [...]

For stock market investors in India, 2011 is set to be the second worst calendar year in at least the last 14 years. It is second only to the disastrous 2008. Investors’ wealth, as measured in terms of market capitalisation of all the companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), has been eroded by [...]

Bloomberg Nov 16, 2011, 01.49am IST SINGAPORE: Emerging-market stocks may rise 39% by the end of next year, spurred by a ‘soft landing’ for China’s economy, earnings growth and cheap valuations, according to Morgan Stanley. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index may jump to 1,355 by the end of 2012 from 976.86 at the end of [...]

R. Yegya Narayanan We are not de-coupled as far as the investor sentiments and risk aversion are concerned. — Ms Swati Kulkarni, Executive Vice-President and Fund Manager — Equities, UTI AMC, Mumbai While Wednesday’s market surge would provide some relief to the harried equity investors, the big question is how long the pain would last [...]