When implementing asset allocation strategies, I have found that it is becoming increasingly more common to utilize exchange-traded products (ETPs) in addition to mutual funds, stocks and bonds, for certain asset classes, styles and sectors.
There is always a tension between having a common means of exchange, a useful and good thing, and having to have the same interest rate, the same external currency conversion rate, not necessarily a good thing.
In his closing remarks, the Director-General expressed his hope that the tradition of these annual Summit meetings will continue, further increasing regional cooperation "through the political wisdom of its leaders and their belief in the pursuit of dialogue and exchange for the common good".
In common parlance and performance listings, exchange-traded notes are often lumped in with ETFs.
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And she encouraged students from all backgrounds to respectfully exchange ideas and seek common ground -- because she believes, as I do, that exposure to a broad array of perspectives is the foundation not just for a sound legal education, but of a successful life in the law.
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The meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on issues of common interest relating to Africa as well as the situation in Mali.
Other common factors that influence the rise are currency exchange rates and financial markets.
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Their most common objection is that share-price bubbles or exchange-rate misalignments are difficult to identify.
Up until the 1970s, when the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates broke down, these were common.
At issue is whether lenders will provide common or preferred shares to the Greek state in exchange for that aid, and whether the government will be able to influence management decisions by invoking its voting interests.
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As a follow-up to this seminar, participants will be involved in a virtual platform, where they will exchange information and new topics for the common agenda, and will gather and disseminate news items through social networks and RSS feed.
In a Thursday afternoon presentation titled "Hacking Capitalism" at the Black Hat conference, a gathering of computer security experts, they detailed weaknesses in applications using Financial Information eXchange Protocol, or FIX, a common language used in communications between banks and commercial markets.
The crises of the 1990s did, however, tend to have one thing in common: they all had some kind of fixed exchange rate, often a fixed peg or link to another currency, usually the dollar, or an exchange-rate band, again usually linked to the dollar.
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And I thank you for the opportunity to exchange our views and to work together for this common end.
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Common details between the three killings, plus a lead from an email exchange between a member of Mr. Merah's family and one of the victims, brought his name to the top of a list of suspects, police said.
Changes in the exchange rate also reduced the value of European payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), he suggested.
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However, the people in this part of the world share many common heritages, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and thousand years of cultural and economic exchange and learning from each other.
Typically convertible preferred is attractive from a corporate standpoint because it tends to carry very low interest rates (in exchange for having equity-like upside from the option to convert into common stock).
Marketplaces, be they Ebay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ), the New York Stock Exchange, a Middle Eastern souk or an ancient agora, share a common characteristic: They are forums that bring together buyers and sellers.
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Because people wrongly view preferreds as less safe than bonds, the preferreds tend to have better yields and lower conversion premiums. (The conversion premium is the amount by which the price of a convertible exceeds the value of the common stock you would get if you converted.) Another plus: They are exchange traded, so preferreds are more liquid.
By common consent, Metop has been a revelation since its launch in 2006, and we exchange its data with the Americans who run a similar operation, giving us double the value.
Preferred shareholders should be able to exchange their paper for similar securities in these new entities, with warrants attached for conversion into common shares.
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