March 2015
Strategy The hunt for yield: Eastern Europe
With yields on government bonds currently at near-zero levels in developed markets, income-hungry investors might be more willing to consider alternative ways to diversify their income stream, says Colin Croft, manager of the Jupiter Emerging European Opportunities (...)
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February 2015
Strategy Just how much lower can bond yields go?
Bond yields may not have bottomed out, and negative yields are not necessarily a bad thing for certain investors, says Robeco’s multi-asset investment head, Lukas Daalder.
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February 2015
Strategy A Full Quiver of Arrows
According to Yun Young Lee, Fund Manager, Japanese Small Cap at Schroders, there is a compelling case for investing in smaller Japanese companies despite economic uncertainties...
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January 2015
Strategy ECB: an impressive QE
According to Philippe Ithurbide, Global Head of Research, Strategy and Analysis at Amundi, it will act through a number of channels among which interest rate, liquidity, wealth effect and forex channels, whose effects has already partly been felt in anticipation, to which (...)
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January 2015
Strategy ECB full QE
According to Jean François Robin, Analyst at Natixis, Considering that a EUR 500bn asset purchase programme was anticipated, one can expect a bull flattening and convergence trades (search for liquidity plus pooling, albeit partial) to predominate, while euro looks set to (...)
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January 2015
Strategy ECB Policy Move Favors Riskier Assets
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) recently announced bond buying program should help stabilize financial markets both in the Eurozone and elsewhere. However, quantitative easing by the ECB may not be a panacea for what ails the Eurozone. More must be done to heighten the (...)
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January 2015
Strategy BNP Paribas Wealth Management publishes its investment strategy for 2015
BNP Paribas Wealth Management has published its global economic outlook for 2015, highlighting ten main investment themes to enable its clients to direct their investments to growth themes.
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December 2014
Strategy Dollar strength
According to John Chatfeild-Roberts, CIO of Jupiter Asset Management, over the past decade, we have seen several longer term trends play out, from swift urbanisation in developing nations to technological advances everywhere. Changes in currency trends have also had an (...)
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December 2014
Strategy From Smarter Beta to Smart Alpha
Unlike cap-weighted indexes, smart beta strategies are not buy-and-hold: they require trading and rebalancing to maintain their respective exposures. This can have a surprising impact on long-term performance, and may also provide a cause for concern in the shorter (...)
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December 2014
Strategy Controling investment risk in commodities investment
Commodities exhibit unique characteristics including low correlations with bonds and equities and inflation-hedging abilities. These have made commodities an attractive addition to diversified portfolios and have generated growing interest in commodity (...)
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December 2014
Strategy Spread of dividends culture
Asian companies have changed in the last 10 years. Capital expenditure is more rational, and as a result cash generation compares favourably with companies in the US and Europe. This excess cash has been used to pay down debt to the extent that many companies have net cash (...)
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December 2014
Strategy Risk factor investing explained
Risk factor investing is growing in popularity, but there’s a risk of getting lost in the factor “zoo”. In this Expert Opinion Thierry Roncalli, Head of Quantitative Research at Lyxor Asset Management, explains the concept of risk factors and distinguishes between facts and (...)
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December 2014
Strategy Top Investment Ideas For 2015
Credit Suisse has generated a list of 9 investment ideas for 2015, packaged in 4 broad themes designed to help you generate more value for your money: "developed equities take center stage", "pathways to yield", "the winners from lower commodity prices" and "growing value (...)
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December 2014
Strategy Where is the money in bond markets?
According to Jim Cielinski, Head of Fixed Income at Threadneedle Investments, investors should brace themselves for low returns in traditional core bonds markets. A holistic view of global fixed income markets is essential and Flexible strategies are key to generate superior (...)
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November 2014
Strategy A smart selection process for ETFs
Logic might suggest that all ETFs replicating the same market index are themselves the same. And yet, you do not have to be an experienced ETF investor to know that this is clearly a misconception. In practice, performance can vary. It is necessary to know which objective (...)
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