Tag Archives: Contributor Retail

Investors Are All In With Money Market Share At Record Low

By Brad Lamensdorf, Contributor

Retail investors have all their chips on the table, so to speak. TrimTabs Investment research reports there has been a record inflow in July into U.S. equity ETF and mutual funds. Meanwhile, retail money market assets as a percentage of stock market capitalization recently reached a record low. As the chart indicates, extreme readings, both high and low, are associated with a change in the direction of the market.  The current reading (bottom chart) is the most extreme low yet. …read more

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Cash Inflows To Leveraged Loan Mutual Funds Surge To Record

By Matthew Fuller, Contributor Retail-cash inflows into bank loan mutual funds and ETFs totaled $1.71 billion for the week ended July 17, according to Lipper FMI, a division of Thomson Reuters. This is by far the largest inflow into the asset class on record, topping $1.55 billion for the week ended March 20. …read more

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Outmoded IT Could "Evaporate" Big Retail Banks – Temenos

By Tom Groenfeldt, Contributor Retail banks are facing the same challenges travel agencies confronted a decade ago, says John Schlesinger, chief enterprise architect at Temenos, a core banking software company. And when’s the last time you used a travel agency?

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgroenfeldt/2013/04/17/outmoded-it-could-evaporate-big-retail-banks-temenos/

Retail Sales Meet Mobile Growth: iPad Tops List

By TJ McCue, Contributor Retail sales for December from the Commerce Department increased rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent. Recent retail data has been disappointing after a weak holiday shopping season. Rather than look back, take a look forward at what retail and hospitality industry executives state they are going to do with their money […]
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