July 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Positioning Aggressively for Recovery in H2
Global investors have regained a strongly bullish stance on the outlook for equity markets in the second half of 2014, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for July.
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July 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Regaining Risk Appetite
Global investors have regained appetite for risk against the backdrop of strong liquidity and a fairly positive economic outlook, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for June.
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June 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk Institute study shows that it is possible to construct improved forms of risk parity strategies
In a new study entitled “Towards Conditional Risk Parity – Improving Risk Budgeting Techniques in Changing Economic Environments”, drawn from the Lyxor research chair on “Risk Allocation Solutions,” EDHEC-Risk Institute develops a conditional approach to risk (...)
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June 2014
Note Without proper benchmarks, infrastructure investments will be stunted
In a new position paper, EDHEC-Risk Institute argues that benchmarking long-term infrastructure investments has become a sine qua non to match the supply and demand of long-term capital, improve asset allocation outcomes for investors, adapt prudential regulation and support (...)
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May 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Doubting Strength of Recovery as Cash Levels Rise Again
Global investors have increased cash and scaled back risk-taking, amid fears of geopolitical instability and questions about the strength of the global economic recovery, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for (...)
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April 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk Institute study shows that progress remains to be made in risk management for pension funds
The survey finds that LDI is popular, but in concrete terms the fund separation approach, which is consistent with the LDI paradigm, is not yet sufficiently widely applied to manage the LDI approach optimally, especially in southern European (...)
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April 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Continued Growth Optimism for 2014 Even With Higher Rates
Investor confidence in global economic growth remains high even as expectations of higher short-term rates increase, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for April.
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April 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk Institute survey documents unmet institutional investor requirements for transparency of indices
Between August and November 2013, EDHEC-Risk Institute surveyed 109 institutional investors from across Europe, including Europe’s largest pension and reserve funds, insurance and provident institutions and their asset management subsidiaries, to document their expectations (...)
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March 2014
Note EDHEC-Risk’s annual European ETF Survey highlights ETF investors’ positive outlook
EDHEC-Risk Institute has announced the results of the EDHEC European ETF Survey 2013, a comprehensive survey of 207 European ETF investors. The survey was conducted as part of the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “Core-Satellite and ETF (...)
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March 2014
Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Moving Toward a “Risk-off” Position Amid Geopolitical Unrest
Global investors are moving toward a ”risk off” stance, taking on greater protection as the prospect of geopolitical instability grows, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for March.
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March 2014
Note Fund managers optimistic about 2014
Although expectations for government bond yields continue to be near historic lows and concerns about low growth persist
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February 2014
Note Fitch: EU Asset Managers to Rationalise but M&A Spree Unlikely
European asset managers are set to rationalise further, but a widespread M&A spree is unlikely, Fitch Ratings says. Most managers may opt for less intrusive strategies, such as a reduction in the number of funds and cost-cutting, to tackle margin pressure in a fragmented (...)
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February 2014
Note Global pension fund assets hit record high in 2013
Global institutional pension fund assets in the 13 major markets grew by 9.5% during 2013 (compared to 6.9% in 2012) to reach a new high of almost US$32 trillion, according to Towers Watson’s Global Pension Assets Study released (...)
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November 2013
Note Agriculture and forestry: window-dressing in the EU ETS
The EU ETS’ stock image shows a huge industrial plant that emits a large amount of greenhouse gas, and gives the impression of an allowance market that does not concern so-called “diffuse” sectors like agriculture and forestry. Like any stock image, it is broadly accurate (...)
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November 2013
Note Bank Credit Quality & European MMF Regulations Concern Treasurers
European corporate treasurers are concerned by decreasing bank credit quality, global banking and European money market fund (MMF) regulation, according to a live survey of 90 delegates at Fitch Ratings’ third annual cash management conference in London last (...)
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