Institutional Investor (November 30)
“Today’s asset managers are using sell-side research much differently than they did in the past…. A whopping 66 percent of respondents value sell-side research to a small extent or not at all, and 61 percent already are aggregating market sentiment—as a means of understanding prevailing views or counteropinions—rather than using individual research recommendations.”
Tags: Asset managers, Counteropinions, Individual recommendations, Market sentiment, Prevailing views, Research, Sell-side
Chicago Tribune (November 30)
“When Donald Trump takes office, he says, one of his first acts will be to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed trade deal with 11 other nations. Illinois farmers and factory owners are dismayed. China’s thrilled. What does that tell you about the wisdom of Trump’s decision?”
Reuters (November 30)
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “needs to initiate a change in direction by releasing all caught up in the frenzy of collective punishment, dialing back on Turkey’s emergency laws and revising Turkey’s overbroad terrorism laws.” The witch-hunt has trampled too many basic rights rights. “Not long ago Turkey was on a path of commitment to protect those very rights and values. It’s not too late to return.”
Tags: Commitment, Emergency laws, Erdogan, Punishment, Rights, Terrorism, Turkey, Values, Witch hunt
