World Bank

• Africa’s Chance

  By Alexei Bayer  |  August 23, 2012

  Sub-Saharan Africa didn’t suffer as much in the 2008 global financial crisis as the rest of the world, since it lacked both large banks and sophisticated financial infrastructure, and its levels of consumer and government debt were relatively low.

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  Have the World’s Wealthy Stashed $21 Trillion in Tax Havens?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  An organization opposed to tax avoidance estimates the world’s wealthiest individuals have stashed at least $21 trillion in offshore tax havens, an amount greater than the combined GDP of the U.S. and Japan.

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  Lehman Redux: Is It Time to Panic Again? Gross, Others Think So

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 5, 2012

  Is it time to allocate a significant portion of your client’s portfolio to shotgun shells and canned beans? While it might be a tad overly dramatic, signs from PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross and others point to yes.

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  A New Emergence of Behavioral Finance

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  As the application of behavioral finance becomes more mainstream in Western nations, behavioral finance has also captured the interest of emerging market countries, where policymakers are equally keen to apply some of its ideas and principles as they formulate key legislation for consumer financial protection.

• ECB Sees Gradual Recovery, Leaves Rates Unchanged

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2012

  European Central Bank president Mario Draghi undermined hopes of a rate cut Wednesday, saying the bank's earlier forecast for a gradual recovery this year is accurate.

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  New World Bank Chief Faces Struggle to Stay Relevant

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  President Obama’s nominee for the top slot of the World Bank was named to that post on Monday, but the challenges Jim Yong Kim faces will not just be those of running the institution but of keeping it relevant.

• Obama's Pick Expected to Win World Bank Top Slot

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  President Obama's surprise nomination for the presidency of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, is expected to come out the winner among other nominees for the post, despite the fact that for the first time emerging nations have put up their own candidates with a real eye toward victory.

• U.S. to See Challenges for Top Spot in World Bank

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and former Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo of Colombia are expected to be nominated to head the body by the Friday deadline.

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  China Says Wealth Gap Too Great

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 9, 2012

  Protests and social unrest has risen as the gap between the have and have-nots has increased.

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  Frontier Markets Left Behind in Latest Stock Market Rally

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2012

  While small-cap stocks are benefiting significantly in the latest market rally, small market indexes are being left behind.