America’s disproportionate weight in global stockmarket indices

THE aims of a stockmarket index are threefold. First, to reflect what is actually going on in the market; second, to create a benchmark against which professional fund managers can be judged; and third, to allow investors to assemble well-diversified, low-cost portfolios. On all three counts there are reasons to worry about the MSCI All-World […]

America’s disproportionate weight in global stockmarket indices

THE aims of a stockmarket index are threefold. First, to reflect what is actually going on in the market; second, to create a benchmark against which professional fund managers can be judged; and third, to allow investors to assemble well-diversified, low-cost portfolios. On all three counts there are reasons to worry about the MSCI All-World […]

Lavrov: US antimissile deployment in Asia-Pacific ‘disproportionate’ to Pyongyang threat

Published time: 20 Mar, 2017 09:37 South Korea’s decision to deploy the THAAD antimissile system from the US is disproportionate to the threat posed by North Korea, which was voiced as justification by both Seoul and Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “We have drawn attention to the serious risks posed by the deployment […]