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September 2014
Russia well-positioned against non-energy sanctions in the short term
Border tensions are high, information on the conflict zone is incomplete and misleading, and soft-tone diplomacy is not doing the trick. As conflict resolution remains out of sight, international sanctions against Russia are increasingly likely to continue for longer, (...)
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August 2014
Surging dividend growth from Europe drives global company pay-out boom
Global investors are enjoying a bumper year for dividends, according to the latest Global Dividend Index (HGDI) from Henderson Global Investors. Overall pay-outs grew 11.7% year on year in the second quarter to a new record of $426.8bn, an increase of (...)
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July 2014
Hedge funds: The CTAs drift
Since mid-2011, CTAs cumulative loss is between -10.6% (HFRI macro systematic index) and -16.8% (Credit Suisse Managed Futures Index). For the first quarter of this year, CTAs show a drawdown of about 3% which is expected to increase in April (-0.66% for HFRX CTA index) (...)
Real Estate,
July 2014
Number of active European Real Estate Lenders jumps 47% since q1 2012
Cushman & Wakefield’s Corporate Finance team analysed the activity of 182 European lenders of which, Alternative lenders, including insurance companies, property companies, private equity and debt funds now account for 40% of the total.(16% in Q1 (...)
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July 2014
EDHEC-Risk Institute study shows room to improve investment solutions in the Australian super system
Latest research argues that the Australian superannuation industry could be further strengthened by the development of an industry-led reporting standard and certification scheme.
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Factor investing in fixed-income: EDHEC-Risk Institute paper shows that it is possible to build duration-timing strategies that are economically superior to bearing unconditional duration risk