Archive of entries posted on January 2013

Chart: Natural Catastrophes Worldwide From 1980 to 2011

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Germany-based reinsurance company Munich Re (MURGY) maintains the world’s largest database on global catastrophes. The company operates in most countries and earns over half of its disaster insurance premiums from the U.S. In October last Munich Re published a research study on climate changes. From the report in Der Spiegel: Whether it’s hurricanes, thunderstorms or …

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Comparing the Performance of Sensex and Bovespa Indices

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Last year India’s  was one of the best performing emerging markets with the Sensex rising about 26%. Brazil had a lackluster performance with the Bovespa gaining under 8% for the year. Though both are part of the BRIC countries, the economies of Brazil and India differ vastly. For example, India is a major importer of …

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First-Ever OTC ADR Index Launched

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BNY Mellon and OTC Markets Group joined forces together and launched the first-ever OTC ADR Index last month. From the OTC Markets Newsletter: Today, a wide variety of ADRs — more than 1,400 — trade on the OTCQX®, OTCQB® and OTC Pink®marketplaces, a fivefold increase from just 10 years ago. In the first nine months of 2012, 251 …

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Invest in Infrastructure Stocks

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What are the advantages of investing in the infrastructure industry? High barriers to entry; Economies of scale (e.g., high fixed, low variable costs) Inelastic demand for services (giving pricing power) Low operating cost and high target operating margins; and Long duration (e.g., concessions of 25 years, leases of 99 years) Second, here is the value …

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Are Italian Stocks Attractively Valued Now?

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Italy’s benchmark FTSE MIB Index rose 9.04% in 2011. This is lower then other European indices such as Germany’s DAX which had an excellent run. According to a research report by AXA Investment Managers, Italian stocks are trading at a substantial discount relative to their global peers. Though the discount has decreased since the depth …

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