Russian stocks rally as Trump policy priorities take shape
The Russian equity market has bounced back remarkably in recent months. Is this just another symptom of the ‘Trump rally’, or are there other, more structural reasons for this revival?
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ANALYSIS: Will inflation-linkers’ time in the sun last?
While nominal government bonds have witnessed strong outflows in recent months, inflation-linked bonds saw their highest monthly net inflows ever in October. Is this revival going to last?
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Hunting for yield in the direct loan space – part 2 of 2
In part two of a video interview, Morten Christensen, investment management director at Aars family office in Oslo, explains why he has a preference to invest in loans issued by large companies.
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Hunting for yield in the direct loan space – part 1 of 2
Morten Christensen, investment management director at the Norwegian family office Aars, tells Expert Investor’s Tjibbe Hoekstra how he is navigating the pitfalls of the direct loan space.
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M&G’s Woolnough sets sights on US as Europe disintegrates
M&G Investments’ Richard Woolnough has said he sees a move away from the UK as a capital markets centre in favour of the US developing, and is tweaking his fund’s holdings accordingly.
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Asset managers prefer Japanese over US equities
Despite all the talk about the US equity Trump-boost in recent weeks, Japanese equities are actually a lot more popular with asset managers. Their consensus is that they will return more than 5% in 2017.
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Is Trump as much a game changer as markets think?
Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency has triggered a shake-up of some parts of the equity markets. Is there more to come or have markets been relying too much on their crystal balls?
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Pimco fined $20m for misleading investors on active ETF
Investment manager Pimco has been fined nearly $20m (£15.9m, €18.9m) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors about the performance of its actively managed Total Return ETF.
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ANALYSIS: a growing case for EM despite Trump slump
One of the losers so far, from the election of Donald Trump to the White House has been emerging markets funds.
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Trump Tantrum hits emerging markets
Foreign investors took their money out of EM assets at the fastest pace since the 2013 Taper Tantrum in November, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
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Investor confidence down on Trump fears
Confidence among non-US investors declined significantly in November, according to the State Street Global Investor Confidence Index. Asian investors reacted most strongly to Trump’s election.
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Be contrarian in the face of Trump uncertainty
Equity markets have responded positively to Donald Trump’s election after an initial setback. But Trump’s unpredictability will remain a risk for the full four years of his presidency. It is, however, more important than ever to hold your nerve and dare to be contrarian.