April 2016
Note German life insurers hope for respite as investment yields scrape floor
With no sign of a tightening in European monetary policy, low investment yields will continue to put pressure on German life insurers, many of whom sold overgenerous life policies even as signs were emerging that the European economy was entering a prolonged period of (...)
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March 2016
Note Three Quarters of Investors Demand Increased Levels of Transparency on Private Equity Performance
Nearly two thirds (59 percent) of institutional investors globally are set to increase their allocation to private equity over the next five years, according to new State Street research. In contrast, a further 15 percent of institutional investors said their exposure to (...)
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March 2016
Note Diversity wins : Persistent investor interest in smart beta, particularly within diversifying strategies
Willis Towers Watson’s institutional investment clients globally allocated $10bn, via 175 selections, to diversifying investment strategies in 2015. Within this grouping, liquid alternatives attracted the most interest with over $8.1bn, of which approximately half is in smart (...)
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March 2016
Note Deutsche Bank releases annual Alternative Investment Survey highlighting hedge fund sentiment and allocation trends for 2016
Deutsche Bank released its 14th annual Alternative Investment Survey, one of the industry’s largest and longest standing hedge fund investor surveys...
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February 2016
Note Natixis Global Asset Management research suggests French model portfolios made best returns in 2015
Natixis Global Asset Management (Natixis Global AM) has today published the first annual edition of its Global Portfolio Barometer, offering insights into model portfolios across the world and the asset allocation decisions made throughout (...)
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February 2016
Note Signs of global liquidity tightening for emerging markets
Global liquidity conditions may have begun to tighten for emerging market economies (EMEs), according to updated data from the Bank for International Settlements. BIS General Manager Jaime Caruana detailed highlights from the latest global liquidity indicators, a measure of (...)
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February 2016
Note State Street’s GX Private Equity Index Drops in Q3 for the First Time in Three Years, Marking End to Unprecedented Streak of Quarterly Gains
Despite Dip, New Research Verifies Asset Owners’ Continued Interest in Private Equity Investments
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February 2016
Note European companies to pay record dividends of €315 billion
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) expects European companies to pay out a record c.315 billion euros in shareholder dividends in 2016.
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February 2016
Note CTAs Rock the House in January
The performance of CTAs during the recent market meltdown is remarkable. It highlights the fact that the power of diversification of the strategy in a portfolio remains intact. Recent developments provide additional evidence that managed futures often outperform traditional (...)
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January 2016
Note Institutional investors warn of increasing correlations, finds Natixis survey
Institutional investors worldwide say it is challenging to find diversification among traditional asset classes, with more than half (54%) saying stocks and bonds are too highly correlated to provide distinctive sources of return, according to a recent survey by Natixis (...)
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January 2016
Note International central bank committees release reports on fixed income markets
The CGFS report, Fixed income market liquidity, finds signs of greater fragility, with liquidity conditions being more susceptible to disruptions, such as sudden stops of liquidity in key segments of the market and a deterioration of market depth (...)
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January 2016
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Significantly Less Confident in Global Economic Outlook
With increasing concern over China’s growth, investors are significantly less confident in the global economic outlook, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for January. Allocations to equities have fallen sharply, while cash holdings have (...)
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December 2015
Note Institutional investors bullish on stocks, alternatives in 2016, wary of global political tensions, Natixis Survey Shows
Large investors significantly increase allocations to alternatives in hunt for yield
Market volatility biggest risk to investment performance
Most investors will shorten bond durations when rates rise
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December 2015
Note Insurance companies grapple with new regulatory constraints, capital rules and increased risks
Two-thirds (67%) of U.S. and European insurance executives say their business is not well prepared for the industry’s changing regulatory requirements, according to a study published today by Natixis Global Asset (...)
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November 2015
Note On the impact of Brexit on sterling
As yet, sterling appears not to have reacted to the looming referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union. Over the short to medium term, however, the currency should end up reacting negatively, so great is the fallout for the British economy. In (...)
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