23 MAY 1931, page 32

Financial Notes

TEE ALLIANCE. The recent meeting of the Alliance Assurance Company was rendered memorable by the fact that it marked the farewell speech of the chairman, Mr. C. E. Barnett, who......

Points For Consideration. '

Having, however, dealt with the factors making for ease in money and a Government debt conversion operation, I will now refer to one -or two factors Which make me less disposed......

Narrowing Area Of Investments.

Up to this point it will be seen that we have simply noted a general impulse driving money from trade into the Stock Markets. We now, however, have to note a further factor......

Conversion " Talk."

There is another circumstance, too, which helps to explain the abnormal character of markets at the present time. It is not an uncommon experience for one country to be......

Artificial Influences.

But what about the course of events during the next few months ?--for professional speculative operators who are now acquiring long-dated Government loans are expecting quite an......

Effect Of Cheap Money.

To those unacquainted with the inwardness of the Money and Stock Matkets, it may, perhaps, appear rather strange that the rise in Government Stocks should he taking place at a......