The current acceleration of the world economy should normally boost demand for oil. However, the price of the ‘black gold’ has bounced up and down of late, dropping by more than 10% in the second half of April.
Emerging market assets saw net inflows for the third month running in March, as investor optimism about prospects for EM assets continued to grow.
Highly-leveraged US companies face a disproportionate rise in interest payments as the Fed has started hiking. But investors aren’t being compensated for this at all.
The fact that the Euro Stoxx 50 index recorded its largest one-day gain since July 2012 on Monday suggests the importance for investors of Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the first round of the French presidential elections can hardly be overestimated.
Three quarters of institutional investors in Europe are planning to beef up their allocations to so-called alternative risk premia, or smart beta, according to research by Cerulli. But what factors are most sought after is determined by investors’ nationality.
Equity markets have welcomed Emmanuel Macron’s resounding victory in the first round of the French presidential elections. The euro also rallied and peripheral bond yields collapsed.
UBS Asset Management has slashed the fee on its ETF Barclays fund after attracting $470m (€437m) of inflows in less than seven months.
European investors are ramping up their exposure to the commodities sector in 2017 and are increasingly turning to ETFs, said ETF provider Source.
Investors keep going big in multi-asset funds. What’s exactly their appeal, which strategies offer most value and how can you identify them?
Traditional long-only multi-asset funds provide little diversification in a client’s portfolio, according to wealth managers.
The cyclically adjusted P/E ratio of the S&P 500 is at its highest level since 2004. What does that say about return prospects for US equities going forward? Gabriel Bartholdi, head of asset allocation at Swiss consultancy firm Wellershoff & Partners, gives his view.
European-domiciled ETFs saw $11.1bn in net inflows in March, according to Blackrock. That’s an all-time record for the month. ETF investors in other parts of the world also joined the party in great numbers.
