M&G Investments has launched an ESG-screened global high yield bond fund, the company’s first venture into the area of responsible investing. The fund will be co-managed by the same duo that already manages M&G’s conventional global high yield bond fund.
With most global fixed income markets priced for perfection, investors are flocking to the one yield hold-out left: emerging market debt. But are investors really being compensated for the risk?
Google searches for ‘buy bitcoin’ overtook searches to ‘buy gold’ for the first time in October according to precious metals trader BullionVault.
US equity fund managers believe the S&P 500 can continue to add to a 26% rise over the past year. But barring good news to come out of Washington, there is little to cheer about for expensive US equities.
Bitcoins have attracted a tremendous amount of noise this year and are now firmly in the mainstream. But are cryptocurrencies a passing fad? Or should investors be paying attention?
Investors resumed their European equity buying binge in September, after a brief pause in August, as net fund flows into the asset class recovered to levels seen earlier in the summer. Japanese equities are also in demand.
It has been a consensus trade for yield hunters this year: buying emerging market debt. A net €54bn has already flown into the asset class this year. This contrasts with recent outflows from high-yield bond funds.
We asked Adrian Owens, investment director, fixed income and currencies, GAM, how is it possible to add value in bonds?
We asked Stephanie Sutton, investment director, US equities at Artemis Investment Management, about her outlook and her process
We talk to Mike Buhl-Nielsen, manager of the Jupiter Europa fund – a long/short European equity fund.
We talked to David Clott, head of global convertibles at Aviva Investors and asked him a few questions…
The ultra-wealthy are investing in sport at a rate higher than ever before, with more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally now being owned by 109 billionaires, according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.
