As the near - term pressures from short - term investors have accelerated, business leaders have
engaged in financial engineering such as stock buybacks, cost cutting, and spinoffs.
The Global Short Volatility trade now represents an estimated $ 2 + trillion
in financial engineering strategies and share buybacks that simultaneously exert influence over, and are influenced by, stock market volatility.
The company, with offices in HongKong and Dubai,
specialises in financial engineering and projects geared towards socio - economic transformation, with a principled work ethic guided by environmental stewardship, cultural diversity and social responsibility.
The company, US - based Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), manages US$ 338 billion for clients worldwide, and bills itself as a «
pioneer in financial engineering», emphasising its use of the «science of capital markets» (1).
The problems started when Perrigo began
engaging in financial engineering, including «accretive acquisitions» and its 2013 tax inversion through the acquisition of Elan.
The Fed's backing your play, engage
in financial engineering... buyback shares, raise dividends.
There may have been a financial stability case for raising rates six or nine months ago, as low interest rates were encouraging investors to take more risks and businesses to borrow money and engage
in financial engineering.