MFS International (U.K.) Limited / MIL UK / Lehman Brothers / MFS Investment Management / MFS International (Hong Kong) Ltd. / MFS Institutional Advisors Inc. / MFS International Ltd. / NO BANK GUARANTEE / BNP Paribas Investment Partners (Australia) Limited / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
United States / Italy / Canada / Australia / United Kingdom / Spain / Greece / New Zealand / Wales / /
Event
Bankruptcy / Man-Made Disaster / /
IndustryTerm
massive systemic bank failures / Retail sales / car purchases / financial services / investment services / technology / finance ministers / indirect subsidiary / finance leaders / bank rescue plan / /
Organization
Federal Government / U.S. Federal Reserve Board / Financial Services Authority / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / FDIC / U.S. Treasury / Kong Securities and Futures Commission / /
Person
James Swanson / Ben Bernanke / / /
Position
author / Advisor / CFA MFS Chief Investment Strategist / major U.S. money center banks / major U.S. banks / Strategist / /
Strategist’s Corner | September 22, 2011 by James Swanson, CFA MFS Chief Investment Strategist Obstacles abound en route to Q4 • United States: Slow growth but not turning downward. Flight trajectory is close to the