Future returns correlations

As usual, educational article from Vanguard.
The most interesting piece is the chart 2, Association of future real equity market returns with various initial conditions: 1926-2011.

http://vgi.vg/1PBdE72

UniCredit Austria being sold to Bawag?

"UniCredit SpA advanced 2.8 percent after Der Standard reported the lender may sell its Austrian consumer and small-company business to Bawag PSK Bank AG. "

Bloomberg - European Stocks Fall After ECB Report Dims Prospects of More QE http://bloom.bg/1NljkQ8

Volatility regime change

The new volatility regime in the markets is getting into shape. Mohammed El-Erian offers Six rules for navigating volatile markets

Factbox - A closer look at the British monarchy's wealth

"Factbox - A closer look at the British monarchy's wealth" - http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN0R71YY20150907

Articles on Quicken sale

Several more views on the Quicken's sale by Intuit. It adds to the cloudy picture for the future of desktop personal finance software.
Quicken still makes ~$50 million a year, which is a decent sum. Considering the relatively small amount of changes is added to the program per year, it should be possible to find someone who would continue doing the same.
Nonetheless, I'd actually prefer if they simply open-sourced it. That would give rise to slimmer version at some point in the future.

Computerworld, link
Investor Junkie, link

Intuit looking to sell Quicken

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/25/more-layoffs-for-intuit-as-company-continues-realignment/

Asset allocation - a key component of a successful investment strategy

Good introduction and overview of asset allocation. From Vanguard, in PDF format:

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The story of the trade of the century

http://priceonomics.com/the-trade-of-the-century-when-george-soros-broke/

Shane Oliver's analysis

http://www.ampcapital.com.au/article-detail?alias=/olivers-insights/august-2015/the-correction-in-share-markets

The interesting bit is the chart of seasonally adjusted market prices.

Smartphone landscape of China

Golden days are probably over for Apple. Xiaomi and Huawei lead the way in the largest smartphone market in the world.

http://www.mauldineconomics.com/connecting-the-dots/xiaomi-the-apple-iphone-killer