Will taper tantrum happen again?
Emerging market debt has been attracting robust inflows but as monetary policy tightens and volatility rises can the asset class retain its appeal?
David Robinson
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Robot revolution poised to shake-up fund industry
Asset managers may soon be able to use cutting-edge deep learning technology to gain a defensible competitive advantage, according to AI expert Nick Bostrom.
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‘If everyone moves one way you need to be careful’
Industry experts debated key issues at the Expert Investor Portugal event last week including big data overreach and whether Mifid II puts European asset managers at a disadvantage. Click though the slides to see images of the event and read related article.
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38% of fund buyers say volatility will boost returns
Professional fund buyers split on volatility impact on portfolios with 39% viewing volatility as a threat, according to survey
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Goldman Sachs AM’s Orr talks income in an adverse environment
Global diversification outside of traditional assets is the key to generating income in an environment of historically low interest rates, increased market volatility and relatively expensive equity markets, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Jonathon Orr.
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Spotting defaults in high yield portfolios
Defaults normally take a couple of years after the first warning signs and therefore can usually be predicted, said Vivek Bommi, European high yield and global high yield manager for Neuberger Berman. He explains some of the red flags and his approach to risk.
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Survey: February volatility prompted 42% of investors to rethink equity strategy
February’s spike in volatility caused nearly half (42.1%) of investors to adjust their equity market outlook, according to the results of a survey published by BarclayHedge and Markov Processes International (MPI).
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JP Morgan unveils ESG fixed income index
Blackrock has helped JP Morgan create a new fixed income index for emerging market issuers with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
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European ETF sales for March slowest in almost three years
Net new assets gathered by exchange traded products saw the lowest monthly net inflows in March since June 2015, according to new data.
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Deutsche Bank’s DWS launches new ETFs
German asset manager launches new index-tracking funds as passives price war intensifies.
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Study: EM fixed income appetite still strong
Fixed-income products account for more than three quarters of institutions’ portfolios as investors look to emerging markets to mitigate impact of low interest rates in eurozone, according to study.
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Spanish equities to reap Latam recovery
Investors should set aside Catalonia fears and focus on Spanish corporates’ exposure to rebounding economies in Brazil and Argentina, says expert.