Though US presidential elections are approaching fast and Brexit uncertainty is still riding high, China is the biggest macroeconomic risk right now, according to fund selectors attending the local Expert Investor forum in Barcelona last week.
European investors have been rather apathetic about US equities for an extended period. This is unlikely to change if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential elections. A Trump win, however, will probably prompt a pronounced shift in sentiment.
With less than a week to go before one of the most contentious presidential contests concludes, some market participants are ignoring the noise, but many are fretting over shocks to equity markets and the potential fallout from protectionist trade policies.
While emerging market debt saw record quarterly inflows globally during the third quarter of 2016, the global hunt for yield does not benefit developed market junk bonds. But this could soon change.
There is a shift under way from traditional benchmark tracking to absolute return investing. As investment habits change, Generali’s Andrea Favaloro says fund houses and intermediaries must respond with non-traditional solutions.
Asian equities have enjoyed a good rally in the third quarter of this year, with a strong performance from technology stocks, but volatility is likely to remain, says Lena Tsymbaluk, research analyst at Morningstar
Yields rose notably this week and investors will be considering whether to stick to their guns to avoid making a paper loss a real one, or get out before things slide further.
Many investors invest in absolute return funds to reduce correlations with equity and bond markets. In this video interview, Frank Reisbol, managing director of Banque Carnegie Luxembourg, argues these investors are fooling themselves.
In part two of this video interview, Frank Reisbol reveals what an alternative Ucits strategy needs to pass his strict litmus test.
The death of the 30-year bond bull market that has formed the backdrop for most City careers has been predicted many times. It has yet to come to pass. But, if one were looking for signs that it is reaching an inflection point, the last seven days has proved a fertile hunting ground.
Saudi Arabia’s record debt sale last week showed that emerging market bonds remain in strong demand with yield-hungry investors. However, the question is whether appetite could reverse as quickly as it has in the past.
Thai equities have mostly recovered after plunging in the wake of the death of the King. But some sectors remain vulnerable to further downside as uncertainty remains.
