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												  November 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note TLAC / MREL - eligible senior debt: investors often overlooking the fundamental angleConcerns about a weakened bank’s senior unsecured debt potentially being bailed in should not taint investment views for banks in decent-to-good credit shape; for financially healthy banks resolution remains a very remote (...) | 
						
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												  October 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Eurozone offers best high yield bond valuations, institutions sayThe Eurozone offers better valuations for high yield bonds than any other region in the world, according to new research by NN Investment Partners (NN IP). The research, conducted amongst NN IP’s panel of institutional investment managers, showed 27% of respondents rated (...) | 
						
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												  October 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Credit Investor Survey: The urge to purgeAccording to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, overall credit longs drop sharply again. Now only 9% overweight IG. Credit technicals thus better in October. Investor cash levels surge, but outflow concerns may partly explain this and only 31% of IG and 25% of HY investors think (...) | 
						
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												  September 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Is Factor Investing a Welfare-Improving New Investment Paradigm or Yet Another Marketing Fad?In a new study entitled “Factor Investing: A Welfare-Improving New Investment Paradigm or Yet Another Marketing Fad?”, drawn from the Lyxor research chair on “Risk Allocation Solutions”, EDHEC-Risk examines the relative efficiency of standard forms of practical implementation of (...) | 
						
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												  September 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Well aware of the new financial environment, French savers are prepared to boost their investments while accepting a reasonable degree of riskNatixis Global Asset Management today published the results of its 2 nd annual survey of French individual investors with financial assets of between €75,000 and €300,000 held in banks. This survey of 1,000 clients of French banks was conducted in May (...) | 
						
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												  August 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Weakening Outlook for Global Economy Amid Fears Over ChinaGlobal investors have shifted their attention from Greece to China amid continued concern of a Chinese recession, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for August. Respondents are scaling back their expectations for economic (...) | 
						
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												  August 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Investors cautiously welcome advanced beta equity investingInvestors recognise advanced beta equity investing as a promising avenue but call for caution on insufficient transparency and on the difficulties in implementing long/short strategies | 
						
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												  July 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Economic woes to effect Saudi Arabia’s wealthySaudi Arabia, one of the largest and richest countries  in the Middle East, will not be so wealthy in years to come, forecasts a new report from WealthInsight. | 
						
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												  July 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Hiking Cash Holdings in the Face of Lowered Confidence in ChinaGlobal 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. | 
						
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												  July 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Retail fund distribution in the midst of major changes according to CACEIS and PwC reportCACEIS and PwC Luxembourg joined forces to release a new report, entitled Reshaping retail fund distribution - Winning strategies and tactics in a disrupted environment. | 
						
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												  June 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Climate change: new investment risk demands action by investors, cautions new researchA new report from Mercer modelling the potential impact of climate change on investments, has found investors cannot ignore the implications for investment returns. The research reveals investors can manage the risk most effectively by looking ‘under the hood’ of their (...) | 
						
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												  May 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Making ‘tactical adjustments’ is the key reason for using ETPSNew research commissioned by Source, one of the largest providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) in Europe, reveals that European professional investors say they use ETPs most often to make ‘tactical adjustments’ to their (...) | 
						
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												  April 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note Deutsche Bank’s strategic challengeSince 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 (...) | 
						
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												  March 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Migrating out of U.S. Equities amid Expectations of Fed Rate HikeGlobal investors have significantly pared back U.S. equity allocations as belief grows that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates in the second quarter, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for (...) | 
						
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												  March 2015
										 			
											 
					        	Note 40% of European equity returns since 1970 generated by dividend payments, AllianzGI study finds 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 (...) | 
						
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