November 2014
Strategy ETF Liquidity: A vital measure of efficiency
ETFs are investment funds that can be traded on stock exchanges like ordinary shares. ETFs’ liquidity depends on several factors, including the liquidity of the underlying securities and the structures put in place by the ETF issuer to facilitate trading. In this expert (...)
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November 2014
Strategy The ETF Inside Out experience
ETFs were designed to allow investors accessing broad indices while only trading into a single security, at low costs and with all protections inherent to collective investments. The reality is probably more complex...
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November 2014
Strategy Five reasons to snap up high yield bonds
Concerns over global growth, central banks starting to tighten policy and a lack of liquidity have all contributed to a painful re-pricing of high yield in the last three months.
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October 2014
Strategy Five Emerging-Market Brands to Watch
Abracadabra! – here come emerging-market brands. Now that Alibaba has proved it can be done, expect to see more. Here’s a look at five possibles.
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October 2014
Strategy Close your eyes and buy
This year however, it is not credit fundamentals that matter. It is all about central bank policy. As a rising tide lifts all boats, central bank liquidity injections are supporting all financial assets, from risk-free Treasuries to (...)
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October 2014
Strategy Market setback provides opportunity
There has been a substantial increase in volatility over recent weeks caused by a number of different factors which have significantly impacted investor sentiment. European equities have declined by almost 15% since mid-September and we would like to highlight this setback (...)
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October 2014
Strategy Short Term CTAs to the Rescue
Overall, the Lyxor Hedge Fund index is down 1.2% during the period under review, while the S&P 500 is down almost 2%. The sophisticated risk management practices of hedge funds are now being tested. Some funds are actually doing well in the current (...)
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October 2014
Strategy Japan – Will Abe implement the second tax hike?
“Weak consumer data has raised the question as to whether Abe will be able to go ahead with the second consumption tax rise next year. However, the underlying domestic economy is still improving and more stimulus measures may also be introduced,” says Simon (...)
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October 2014
Strategy ACOFI Management has just launched a fund dedicated to energy infrastructures : Transition Energétique France
In terms of performance, the fund objective is to provide an IRR (internal rate of return) between 8% and 10% with a 8 years investment horizon, taking into account a recurring cash revenue given an 5% annual coupon (...)
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October 2014
Strategy Brazilian elections : Regardless of the winner, he will have to overcome economic difficulties
Steve Drew, Head of Emerging Market Credit at Henderson Global Investors has provided a brief analysis on the first round of the Brazilian elections over the weekend. He believes the incumbent, Dilma Rousseff, will be re-elected (...)
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October 2014
Strategy Super-size me: The risk of going too big in bonds
The fallout in fixed income markets following the departure of Bill Gross from “mega manager” PIMCO has added a new dimension to the challenges facing fixed income investors. The bond market’s concerns of the last few weeks are noteworthy, and mostly justified, but should also (...)
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September 2014
Strategy Asset Allocation: waiting for policy normalisation
Normalisation of monetary policy in the West is the most significant challenge facing markets after an unprecedented period of low interest rates. Given the levels of debt, the process will necessarily take a long time and the repercussions on the rest of the global economy (...)
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September 2014
Strategy ECB missed 1st target
Although the consensus regarding demand for the first TLTRO has tended to sag in recent trading sessions, the disappointment was great. Whereas demand was expected to reach between EUR 100bn and EUR 150bn, the European Central Bank (ECB) will in fact allot only EUR 86.2bn (...)
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September 2014
Strategy CalPERS Eliminates Hedge Fund Program in Effort to Reduce Complexity and Costs in Investment Portfolio
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it will eliminate its hedge fund program, known internally as the Absolute Return Strategies (ARS) program, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment (...)
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September 2014
Strategy Recent changes in sovereign yields put under the microscope
Since the start of the year, yields for the 10-year TNote and Gilt have been more or less the same. At the same time, the yield spread between Bund and its UK and US counterparts has widened by 100bp, and is now not far off (...)
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