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2012 Outlook

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | Derivatives, Equities, FX, Politics

The year 2011 has been marked with extreme volatility, much to do indecisive politicians that have not only shown a lack of decision making and slow response to changing environments, but that have actively worked their way towards the wrong direction and into a corner. As such, when I received the following quote from an

Time to change equity position from underweight to neutral?

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | Equities

After being underweight equities for a while OSEBX has corrected down more than 20 per cent, together with other large drops in global equities following political indecisiveness on both sides of the Atlantic. The quick drop, however, changes the Risk/Reward consideration and it now seems prudent for longer-term investors to start gradually increase the equity

Still underweight equities

Still underweight equities

By Kristian Fiskerstrand | Equities

The 11th of March (OSEBX close 435) I expected a correction to OSEBX, which reached an intraday low over the past few months of 409 the 15th. This was less of a correction than expected (but still down 6% within a few days). Since then the index has returned to trading in the narrow tunnel