Goldman Sachs offers US Smaller Cap Equity Portfolio
The portfolio is a new sub-fund of the Ucits-qualifying Luxembourg-domiciled Goldman Sachs Funds Sicav.
David Robinson
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Biotech: trials, tribulations and immunotherapies
The biotechnology sector is on the cusp of potentially revolutionary developments, says disruptive opportunities specialist Wesley Lebeau, but the journey is not without pitfalls.
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ECB rate rise unlikely before 2020, says Franklin Templeton
Slowing growth, low inflation and political risk in Italy suggest ECB will extend its asset-buying programme into 2019 and as a result push rate hikes further into the future, says asset manager.
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Blackrock offers India-focused ETF
Index-linked fund will track Indian equity index providing investors with exposure to fast-growing South Asian country in the face of disruption to market access, asset manager says.
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RM Funds offers ‘highly defensive’ fund
VT RM Alternative Income Fund seeks best-possible returns in worsening economic environment and rising market volatility and will invest in securities across specialist real estate, alternative lending and infrastructure.
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ESG: ‘Samsung has terrible governance – we wouldn’t go near it’
Panellists at Expert Investor’s Frankfurt Emerging Markets event debated the challenges for investors seeking attractive emerging market investments combined with solid ESG credentials.
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Spain: plus ça change
Spain’s government collapsed last week and Pedro Sánchez replaced Mariano Rajoy as prime minister but unlike the political turmoil in Italy, Spanish bond markets have been unruffled.
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Aberdeen Standard offers China onshore bond fund
The Ucits fund will seek to invest in liquid government securities and investment grade corporate bonds in the mainland Chinese bond market issued in renminbi.
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Markets take stock of Italy crisis
The global bond market sell-off this week sparked by the political crisis in Italy may create buy opportunities in Spanish and Portuguese debt.
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Invesco offers new ETFs to hedge rising rates
Passive funds provide exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs) – a debt instrument with a variable interest rate.
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Riding the tumult in EM debt
It’s been a rough ride for emerging market debt this year but despite rising rates and surging volatility targeted exposure to certain markets may still be able to reap attractive rewards.
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Lazard: the appeal of convertible bonds
Convertibles will be one of the best performing asset classes this year, argues Arnaud Brillois, managing director and portfolio manager at Lazard Asset Management.