These results complement the existing literature on the predictability of Chinese stock returns and have potential implications for asset pricing and risk management.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average, which have been trending mostly higher since Bernanke discussed the potential for further asset purchases in an Aug. 27 speech at the Fed's Jackson Hole, Wyo.
He said investors were coming to the conclusion that the potential for stranded assets existed and this was driving divestment.
Carbon Tracker argues that the large potential for stranded assets means risk in the energy markets needs redefining in a way that places less emphasis on under-performance and greater emphasis on the absolute loss of value for the fossil fuel sectors posed by unburnable carbon.
No matter where you live, withdrawing from a retirement account will reduce any future growth potential for your assets.
AXA is one of the largest foreign insurers in Asia, and is seen as a potential bidder for assets that could be sold by regional rivals A.I.A. and ING to repay government support advanced at the height of the crisis.
Never mind that Berkshire's future potential for return on assets is hampered by its size, his shareholders must be protected from their own incompetence.
If the internet came along in the 90s to move information assets around, blockchain technologies present potential for a variety of assets, with the potential to disrupt the financial services industry.
"It is amazing how powerful the annual exclusion can be as an estate tax savings device, not to mention its potential for income tax savings, asset protection and probate avoidance," says Stephan R. Leimberg, chief executive of Leimberg and LeClair, an estate and financial planning software company in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Increased pressures for asset shedding make potential investors reluctant to take a stake in assets whose value could be further undermined by new fire sales, said Yiping Huang, an economist with Citigroup in Hong Kong, in a research report distributed Monday.
