Korn Ferry: Brexit’s New Wrinkle -- The Pound

By SIMON CONSTABLE

If there is anything uncertain in the world, it is the future of Brexit. Only now, as the debate to hold a general election to reconsider separation itself boils up, a hidden wrinkle is emerging—over the state of the British pound. 

In the past two and half weeks, the country has been hit with unusual volatility in currency. In that time, the value of the pound has surged around 5%. And experts say that may only be the beginning; one way or another, there'll likely be more currency swings coming soon. Read more here.

Forbes: Chinese Investors Pile Into Gold As Economic Worries Surge

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Chinese investors are piling into gold bullion in a big way as worries over China’s economy and political system surge. Read more here.

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Forbes: Investors Flee Stock Funds En Masse. You Shouldn’t

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Investors have a case of the jitters, which is prompting them to dump stocks.

So far this year, almost $100 billion got yanked from exchange-traded funds and mutual funds that specialize in buying equities, according to a recent report from iconic Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs. The specific total was $96 billion, which was the second-largest in the last decade-and-a-half. Read more here.

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Darden: Islamic Finance: Riba, Wakala and Other Basics Global Business Leaders Need to Know

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Islamic financing might once mainly have been limited to the Middle East, but that’s no longer the case. It is growing in size and influence across the world — now too big for leaders of traditional businesses to ignore. Read more here.

Korn Ferry: Britain’s Great Bacon Shortage

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Workers fleeing in droves. Financial centers following. These and other concerns have government officials and business heads wringing their hands over the possible consequences of Brexit. But a major food chain has raised a concern that might loom bigger, at least come breakfast time.

We’re talking here, of course, about a shortage in bacon. Read more here.

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Forbes: ETF Investors Went Mad For Gold In September

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Investors can’t seem to get enough of exchange-traded gold funds.

In September, gold-backed ETFs and similar funds snapped up an extra 75 metric tons of the metal worth almost $4 billion, according to a report published Tuesday by World Gold Council. Read more here.

Forbes: Why You Should Bet On AMG Now

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Shares of specialty materials company Advance Metallurgical Group (AMS.Amsterdam) have taken a beating lately, but that’s exactly why you should consider buying them. Put simply the negativity on the stock may be overdone. Read more here.

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