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| BCA Research
is one of the world's leading independent
providers of global investment research. Since
1949, the firm has provided its clients with
leading-edge analysis and forecasts of the
major financial markets, with clear and focused
recommendations for investment strategy -
backed by time-tested proprietary indicators.
BCA Research provides its services to investors
in more than 80 countries through a range
of products, consulting and conferences. |
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| Marlene Puffer is Managing Editor of the Global Fixed Income Strategy service. Prior to joining BCA in October 2010, she was an independent consultant for five years, providing fixed-income strategic advice and investment solutions to capital market participants. She also managed the investment portfolio for a large Canadian pension fund and currently sits on the Board of HOOPP, one of Canada's largest pension funds. Her previous career included positions on the finance faculty at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Business, and with RBC Capital Markets, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Legg Mason Canada, and PIMCO Canada. She holds a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Toronto, and MSc and PhD in Finance & Statistics from the University of Rochester, NY. She also holds the CFA designation. |
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| A clear asset allocation framework and
proprietary indicators provide clients with key
inputs into setting their own global bond portfolio
strategy and enhancing returns. |
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| Discussion of key macroeconomic
trends help clients understand the big picture and the
underlying forces that will impact the global bond market. |
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| Specific bond trading recommendations,
including sector and country themes, allow clients to capitalize
on profit opportunities as well as preserve capital. |
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| Bulletins are e-mailed every Thursday
and contain a discussion of the key issues related to
the global bond market, specific investment strategy,
a recommended portfolio allocation, actionable trading
recommendations, and an analysis of the current
readings from our proprietary indicators. |
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| Periodic and to the point e-mails
inform clients of how we are reading
developments and how they fit with our strategy. |
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| Focusing on original
investment ideas, these reports drill down
into the key issues affecting the global
bond outlook. They include in-depth and
brief pieces on timely opportunities or risks. |
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