Research

Global investors have raised their holdings of cash significantly in response to a weaker global economic outlook, particularly in China, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for July.

Since 2010 Deutsche Bank AG’s annual pretax profits have fallen significantly, although 2014 saw something of a recovery. This largely reflects the weaker performance of the investment bank, which has been troubled by unfavorable markets, legal charges and noncore (...)

Dividends are a key driver of performance when real interest rates are low; European equity dividends are the most attractive internationally Norway and Spain offer the highest dividend yields, with German shares in the (...)

In the report, Nomura’s researchers highlight five channels through which emerging market economies are affected by lower commodity prices: Merchandise trade, CPI inflation, profit margins, fiscal positions, and GDP growth to assess the winners and losers in the Emerging (...)

ETFGI’s research finds ETFs and ETPs globally have gathered a record 199.0 billion US dollars in net new assets through the end of Q3 2014, surpassing the previous high of US$185.8 Bn set in the first three quarters of (...)