MSCI Single Country Index Review: Developed Markets 2005 To 2014

The following chart shows the returns for the various MSCI single country indices: Click to enlarge Source: Blackrock It is surprising that Singapore yielded the highest annualized return in 10 years during the period shown. Ireland has been the worst performers in five years during the same period. While the MSCI German index fell by …

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Year-to-Date Returns of Exchange-listed Foreign Bank Stocks

Many of the developed European markets are up by double digits so far this year. The S&P 500 is lagging its European years. Emerging markets are also not doing great. Among the global equities many banks have performed well. The following table shows the year-to-date returns of foreign bank stocks traded on the US exchanges: Note: Returns …

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Review: The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 1995-2014

Callan Associates has updated their famous Periodic Table of Investment Returns with data for 2014. It is interesting to review this chart every year and analyze how markets performed across the world. The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for 2014 is shown below: Click to enlarge Source: Callan Associates A few observations: For 2014, the …

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Performance of Exchange-listed Foreign Bank Stocks Year-to-Date

European and US equity markets are very volatile this year.While the S&P 500 had a solid double digit growth last year,the index is having a rocky ride this year. The year-to-date price returns of some of the major developed and emerging benchmark indices are listed below: S&P 500 Index: 0.9% UK’s FTSE 100: -1.8% France’s CAC 40: 3.2% Germany’s DAX …

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