BIAS - Bermuda Investment Advisory Services

What is a CFA?
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is a globally recognized standard for measuring the competency and integrity of financial analysts.

A post-graduate programme, CFA candidates are required to complete three levels of examination. They must also have at least three years of acceptable, professional experience working in decision-making capacities within the investment industry.

Throughout their career they must maintain the highest level of professional service and integrity.

That’s why BIAS is proud to be Bermuda’s only non-bank CFA led investment firm.

To read more about the CFA programme, click here (PDF)

Daily Market Report - Global Equity Markets

Index		Change
Dow Jones Industrial Avg.	10564.38	11.86
Standard & Poors 500	1140.45	1.95
NASDAQ Composite	2340.68	8.47
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE	11915.95	47.89
Bermuda Stock Exchange	1745.14	141.61

Tuesday 09.03.2010

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US stocks rose on the anniversary of the 2009 bear-market low for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. United Technologies Corp., General Electric Co. and AT&T Inc. led gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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US stocks rose on the anniversary of the 2009 bear-market low for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. United Technologies Corp., General Electric Co. and AT&T Inc. led gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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European stocks were little changed as gains among food and beverage producers and health-care companies were offset by a loss from European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co - the owner of planemaker Airbus SAS. EADS fell 2.8 percent and scrapped its dividend.

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Hong Kong stocks rose as China Life Insurance Co. said 2009 profit may have grown more than threefold, countering a drop in metals and oil prices. China Life, the nation’s largest insurer, advanced 3 percent while its rival Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. rose 2.9 percent.

Company		Change
ACE	50.43	1.39
AIG	32.77	3.67
Marsh & McLennan	24.00	0.28
Renaissance Re	55.69	1.25
XL	19.25	0.10

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AIG Inc. surged, leading gains by financial companies bailed out by the US government, on speculation the insurer will sell more assets after raising $51 billion through deals.

Currency		Change
Australian dollars	0.9138	0.0046
Canadian dollars*	1.0258	0.0015
Sterling	1.4994	0.0073
Euros	1.3600	0.0034
Yen*	89.97	0.34

Tuesday 09.03.2010

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*Currency equivalent of one U.S. dollar

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*Currency equivalent of one U.S. dollar

Index		Change
FTSE 100 Index	5602.30	4.42
CAC Index	3910.01	6.47
DAX Index (XETRA)	5885.89	9.98

Index		Change
Nikkei 225 Index	10567.65	18.27
Hang Seng Index	21207.55	10.68
S&P/ASX 200 Index	4820.10	12.20

		Yield
US Treasury-10yr	99 13/32	3.695
US Treasury-30yr	99 08/32	4.671