GMO In The News - Media Mentions
 

2010   |   2009   |   2008   |   2007

GMO provides the names of articles that have appeared during the year that include quotes by GMO investment professionals. Though we make full reprints of articles available from time to time on the website, it is not practical to do so for the majority of our media mentions. As such, if you would like reprints of any of the articles listed below that do not already appear on our website, please contact the publisher of the article directly. Articles that are available in our Library are noted with an asterisk after the title. You must be a registered user to access articles in the Library. 


Financial Times, June 14, 2010
The Financial Times 'FTfm' special section cites Ben Inker's white paper on risk parity ("Launch puts focus on risk parity," by Sophia Grene).  See text online (registration required) at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0d58fd2-7581-11df-86c4-00144feabdc0.html

CBS MoneyWatch, June 10, 2010
The CBS MoneyWatch 'Against the Grain' column yesterday followed up on its report on Tuesday of a conversation with Jeremy Grantham ("Grantham Advises Nibbling at High-Quality Stocks in Soft Market," by Conrad de Aenlle).  See the story text below; online at:
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/against-grain/grantham-advises-nibbling-at-high-quality-stocks-in-soft-market/589/

Financial Times, June 7, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("The dreadful potential of frugality").  See text online (registration required) at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7df74f6-7002-11df-8698-00144feabdc0.html

Institutional Investor, May 2010
A story among the cover features of the May issue of Institutional Investor covers the magazine's inaugural U.S. Investment Management Award winners, including GMO for Value Investing Manager of the Year ("Brave New World of Money Management: In the wake of the worst financial crisis in decades, top money managers and investors reveal what it will take to succeed," p. 30, by Fran Denmark).  See the story below; online at:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ii/iv8975/#/32

Barron's, May 31, 2010
Arjun Divecha comments in this week's Barron's 'Asian Trader' column ("Putting a Price on Strife: Thailand, South Korea carry plenty of risk," p. M6, by Leslie Norton).  See the story online (subscription required) at:
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB127508616461198421.html

Value Investor Insight, May 28, 2010
In the lead feature in the May 28 issue of the monthly newsletter Value Investor Insight, James Montier is one of five "top investors" interviewed "to share their insights on the lessons learned from the crisis, as well as on the risks and opportunities they consider most important today" ("Wealth of Experience: Experience is only valuable if you learn from it. Five top investors share their insights on applying yesterday's key lessons to today's opportunities," p. 1).  See the introduction and interview (subscription required) at:
http://www.valueinvestorinsight.com/issue/250

WSJ.com, May 21, 2010
The 'ROI' column in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal today cites Jeremy Grantham among "top-notch investors questioning current valuations" ("It's the Valuations, Stupid," by Brett Arends).  See the story online at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704513104575256682860648218.html

Crain's New York Business, May 17, 2010
Crain's New York Business yesterday reported on remarks from Jeremy Grantham at the CFA Institute annual conference ("Wall Street's gone rogue, says famed investor: Jeremy Grantham, the angry co-founder of GMO slams not just ethically challenged bankers and brokers, but also the executives of money management and financial advice firms," by Aaron Elstein).  See text below; online at:
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100517/FREE/100519864

Financial Times, May 3, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Greece a bad omen for others in debt").  See text online (registration required) at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d01a10a4-5480-11df-8bef-00144feab49a.html

The Australian, May 3, 2010
The Australian today features comments from Edward Chancellor on the  Australian property market ("Housing tipped for price implosion: The sector is in line for a crash, says the man who forecast the financial crisis," p. 11, by Katherine Jimenez).  See the text online at:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/housing-tipped-for-price-implosion/story-e6frg9gx-1225861304871

PBS (Nova),  April 27, 2010
Jeremy Grantham appeared yesterday evening with a comment on asset bubbles in an episode of the PBS series 'Nova' exploring "why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions" ("Mind Over Money: Can markets be rational when humans aren't?").  The video of the full program can be viewed online at:  http://video.pbs.org/video/1479100777

Guardian (U.K.), April 27, 2010
The 'Viewpoint' column today in U.K. daily The Guardian quotes the GMO Quarterly Letter on Fed rate policy ("Bailed out banks are feeding off our savings," by Nils Pratley).  See the commentary online at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/26/loyds-bank-royal-bank-of-scotland-profits

MarketWatch, April 24, 2010
MarketWatch's 'Weekend Investor' column Saturday cited GMO's asset-class forecasts for U.S. equities ("The case against buying small-cap stocks now," by Jonathan Burton).  See the story online at:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-case-against-buying-small-cap-stocks-now-2010-04-23

Bloomberg, April 23, 2010
Bill Nemerever comments today in a Bloomberg story on the Greek fiscal crisis ("Greek Bonds Approach Pakistan Levels on Debt Concern," by Keith Campbell and Ben Levisohn).  See the story online at:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRhx1KL1WsPU

Financial Times, April 12, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Bubbles: a Victorian lesson in mania").  See text online (registration required) at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3573436-440b-11df-9235-00144feab49a.html

Toronto Globe & Mail, April 10, 2010
Money manager Avner Mandelman covered the "China's Red Flags" white paper in his 'Buy Side' column for the Toronto Globe & Mail's weekend edition ("China mania: A wired bus that must keep speeding: These signs point to potential troubles on the economic landscape for China," p. B9).

P&I, April 5, 2010
Pensions & Investments includes an article on Ben Inker's risk parity paper ("Manager rains on the risk parity parade: GMO's Inker says now is not time to cut stocks and boost leverage," by Douglas Appell). Full story is available (with subscription) online at:
http://www.pionline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100405/PRINTSUB/304059975

BNN TV: SqueezePlay, April 1, 2010
Edward Chancellor appeared Thursday on BNN's 'SqueezePlay' program in an interview focusing on the possibility of a China bubble ("China's Ten Big Red Flags: Are there mounting signs that China's aggressive fiscal and monetary policy is causing the Chinese economy to overheat? BNN speaks to Edward Chancellor, senior member of the asset allocation team, at GMO LLC.").  The 11-minute segment can be viewed online at:
http://watch.bnn.ca/squeezeplay/april-2010/squeezeplay-april-1-2010/#clip284100

Money, March 2010
Ben Inker comments in the March issue of Money magazine in a story on diversification ("Why Diversification Will Work Again: Don't let the recent past color your thinking. As the economic picture brightens, asset returns won't all look the same," p. 57, by Paul Lim). 

Barron's
, March 29, 2010
This week's Barron's 'Up and Down Wall Street' column covers Edward Chancellor's piece on China ("Red Flags Over China; Is the booming Chinese real-estate market headed for a bust? A savvy pro's dire warning," page 7, by Alan Abelson).

Financial Times FTfm, March 29, 2010
In the Financial Times 'FTfm' supplement today, available in the UK edition, Ben Inker is cited in the 'Investment Strategy' section in an item on shorting government bonds ("Shorting government bonds gets thumbs up," by Sophia Grene) and also in the 'Pensions' section in an article on pension fund accounting accounting ("Investors like clarity on pension liabilities," by Sophia Grene).

National Post (Canada), March 25, 2010
Canada's National Post today covers GMO's "China's Red Flags" white paper ("China's financial bubble ready to pop," p. FP6, by Ian McGugan).  See text online at:  http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2723055

TheStreet.com, March 15, 2010
TheStreet.com covers the GMO Quarterly Letter and asset-class forecasts for U.S. quality and emerging-market stocks ("Five Money Managers Who Got It Right: These five investors, who recorded the biggest gains since the stock market reached a low a year ago, prepare for the next stage of the rally," by Jake Lynch and Gregg Greenberg).  See the last item in the story online at:
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10702170/1/five-money-managers-who-got-it-right.html

Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2010
The 'MarketBeat' column in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal yesterday covered an interview of James Montier by Miguel Barbosa of the Simoleon Sense blog ("Worth Reading: James Montier," by Matt Phillips).  See online at: 
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/03/11/worth-reading-james-montier/

Financial Times, March 1, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("How long has the lucky country got?").  See online at: 
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be5b9b52-2308-11df-a25f-00144feab49a.html

Institutional Investor, February 2010
The February issue of Institutional Investor magazine carries a new 'Inefficient Markets' commentary by Edward Chancellor ("Go with the Flow: Good news! Economies can keep on growing even if credit doesn't," p. 18).  See text online at: 
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ii/iv1564/#/20

Bloomberg.com, February 26, 2010
GMO is the subject of a Bloomberg newswire feature ("Grantham's 'Horrifically Early' Calls Challenge GMO," by Charles Stein).  See the story online at:   http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=acHuyvvitg6U


The Spectator (U.K.), February 13, 2010
Jeremy Grantham is cited this week in a commentary on the London real estate market in The Spectator ("The property bubble is waiting to burst: Andrew Gimson asks why, in the middle of a violent recession, London property is still so hideously overvalued. The real pain may be yet to come").  See the story online at:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/essays/5766128/the-property-bubble-is-waiting-to-burst.thtml

Barron's, February 8, 2010
Alan Abelson covers the GMO Quarterly Letter in his 'Up & Down Wall Street' column in this week's Barron's ("Out of Hibernation? Bears show their ugly heads, and markets everywhere take a pasting. Jeremy Grantham on financial razzmatazz.," p. 11).  See the column online at:
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB126541392867041567.html

National Post (Canada), February 6, 2010
A commentary in the weekend edition of Canada's National Post referenced James Montier's paper, "Graham's net-nets: outdated or outstanding?" ("Graham's value stocks do exist: 'Net-nets' sell for less than the cash they hold," p. FP8, by Ian McGugan, Financial Post).  See the full story; online at:
http://www.financialpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2529821

CBS MoneyWatch, February 2, 2010
The CBS MoneyWatch 'Retirement Beat' column today covers the GMO Quarterly Letter ("An Illustrated History of Why Diversification Works," by Carla Fried).  See the story online at:
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/blog/retirement-beat/why-diversification-works/336/

Financial Times, February 1, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("China: hard to extinguish speculators' animal spirits").  See text online at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd07b1b8-0d07-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0.html

Money, January, 2010
In a feature in the January 'Investor's Guide 2010' issue, Morningstar director of equity research Pat Dorsey quotes the third-quarter GMO Quarterly Letter on quality stocks and cites GMO's asset-class forecasts from 1999 ("What's Ahead for Stocks: Less than a year after the market began to recover, uncertainties abound. Now more than ever you need to focus on stocks that offer good values, stable growth, and reliable yields," p. 110). 

Institutional Investor, December '09/January '10
The December/January issue of Institutional Investor magazine carries a new 'Inefficient Markets' commentary by Edward Chancellor ("China's Grabbing Hand: Extensive corruption and a big state threaten to undermine the Chinese economy's dynamism").  See text of the commentary online at: 
http://www.iimagazine.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2359869

Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2010
The Wall Street Journal's 'Deal Journal' blog yesterday covered the GMO Quarterly Letter ("Prop Trading: 'The Rot at the Heart Of Our Financial Problems,'" by Michael Corkery).  See text online at:
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/01/26/prop-trading-the-rot-at-the-heart-of-our-financial-problems/

New York Times, January 24, 2010
Ben Inker commented in the 'Fundamentally' column in Sunday's New York Times ("Three Faces of Market Danger," p. BU3, by Paul Lim).

MarketWatch, January 22, 2010
Hulbert Financial Digest editor Mark Hulbert cited Jeremy Grantham Friday in a MarketWatch story on the presidential election year cycle ("A second look at second years: Second years of Presidential terms aren't always bad for stocks").  See the story online at:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-second-look-at-second-years-2010-01-22

Ignites, January 14, 2010
Ignites reports on plans by Wells Fargo to reorganize and rebrand the Evergreen Funds ("Integration Plans Spell Extinction for Evergreen Funds: Following unanimous votes from both companies' boards, Wells Fargo Wednesday unveiled its plan for the integration of the Evergreen Family," by Hannah Glover).

Toronto Globe & Mail, January 12, 2010
The 'Portfolio Strategy' column quotes Jeremy Grantham from a New York Times story last month ("Pass on junk and stock up on quality: The risky stocks may look more promising for big gains, but here are three blue chips that can provide the same," p. B13, by John Reese).

Morningstar, January 11, 2010
Morningstar's new analysis of three-star GMO Emerging Country Debt notes the fund leads Morningstar's emerging-markets bond category in 10-year total return.

Financial Times, January 11, 2010
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Ben Bernanke has learnt so little").  See online at:  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/668ec428-fc87-11de-bc51-00144feab49a.html

The Economist, January 9, 2010
Jeremy Grantham is cited in a 'Briefing' feature on risks of a bubble forming in asset prices ("The danger of the bounce: Once again, cheap money is driving up asset prices," p. 69). 

Associated Press, January 8, 2010
A story cited the third-quarter GMO Quarterly Letter on fair value for the S&P 500 ("Main Street to Wall Street: We don't buy the rally: Small investors steer clear of bull market," by Bernard Condon).