September 2015
Strategy Frontier markets: what’s in a name?
When considered on their own merits, and approached with the same care and due-diligence as any other emerging market investment, frontier markets can provide valuable diversification potential, says Franklin Adatsi, member of the Global Emerging Markets team at Jupiter (...)
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September 2015
Strategy The market’s focus on risks to EM from slower Chinese growth creates opportunities for stock pickers
According to Ross Teverson, Head of Global Emerging Markets Strategy at Jupiter, market is overly focused on risk rather than opportunity, EM valuations already price in a very negative scenario and recent weakness has created the opportunity to invest in positive long-term (...)
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August 2015
Strategy Global market volatility: more to come, but opportunities too
According to Deutsche AWM, markets appear to have overreacted in some instances and Deutsche AWM current view is to tactically underweight 10-year Bunds. On Eurozone periphery, Deutsche AWM stay neutral. With regards EM sovereigns, Deutsche AWM would stay on the sidelines (...)
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August 2015
Strategy Guardians reaffirm NZ super fund’s weighting to growth assets.
Reference Portfolio stays at 80% growth, 20% fixed income; 5% allocation to New Zealand equities retained.
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July 2015
Strategy Bond market headaches: The Fed and Greece but select opportunities remain
A cagey US Federal Reserve and unfinished business in Greece will likely continue to unsettle the credit markets, but Australian government bonds may offer one route to mitigate risk, and select opportunities exist in countries such as Cyprus and India, according to Ariel (...)
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July 2015
Strategy Real money, real risk
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Used for decades to describe the perceived high and ever-increasing level of government expenditures, this memorable phrase of unclear origin may also offer insight for those building investment (...)
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July 2015
Strategy Going neutral on equities
It is time to take a neutral stance on equities as company earnings don’t keep up with share price rises and volatility is expected to get worse, says Robeco’s head of asset allocation.
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July 2015
Strategy Reducing your carbon footprint with the Low Carbon 100 Europe THEAM Easy UCITS ETF tracker
According to Sébastien Denry, Investment Specialist ETF at THEAM, the Low Carbon 100 Europe THEAM Easy UCITS ETF tracker, created in 2008, provides immediate access to major European companies at the cutting edge of their sector in terms of reducing CO2 (...)
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June 2015
Strategy Getting the most out of active and passive
Just about everyone from Warren Buffett on down to the casual investor is picking a side or weighing in on the debate over passive vs. active investing. But it’s not really an either/or proposition. The better approach is to understand how to most effectively incorporate each (...)
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June 2015
Strategy Negative real rates likely to be a lasting feature in the Eurozone
According to René Defossez, Strategist at Natixis, it seems reasonable to assume that, to begin with, the European Central Bank will endeavour to keep the 10-year nominal swap as low as possible, which means that the breakeven swap will remain deep in negative territory. (...)
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April 2015
Strategy Fitch: Search for Yield Leads to More Risks in Credit Funds
Fitch Ratings warns of the temptation that fixed income fund managers may have in current market conditions to overreach for yield, potentially loosening credit selectivity and leading to excessive credit and liquidity (...)
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April 2015
Strategy Why is smart beta a true revolution?
So what is “smart beta”? A mere revolt against traditional indices? No, Sir, it’s a true revolution – the factor investing revolution. The questioning of allegiance to traditional indices, which until now were used broadly despite some serious drawbacks, has only just begun, but (...)
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March 2015
Strategy Prevent structural asset allocation biases to improve responsiveness
Performance drivers and risk factors are unstable parameters, at least in the short to mid-term. As a result, delivering returns over a relatively long horizon whilst avoiding transitory market shocks is no easy task for portfolio managers. While asset allocation is the main (...)
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March 2015
Strategy Where’s the value in global markets?
After years of market expansion across global equities and strong returns for many fixed-income sectors, are there still value opportunities out there? Or does it all look pricey? Four investment experts from across Natixis Global Asset Management share their views on (...)
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March 2015
Strategy Responsible Investing: Does It Pay to Be "Bad"?
A quick glance at long-term data is enough to conclude: "Sinful" businesses can outperform more responsible investments. However, as a recent Credit Suisse study indicates, "sin" definitely is not the only way (...)
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