Legg Mason unconstrained fund to focus on govvies
Dublin-domiciled absolute return fund will seek to navigate rising interest rates
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Blackrock expands global bonds range
Duration on the Luxembourg-domiciled ‘go-anywhere’ fund will initially be about two years
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Can India lure investors back in?
South Asian giant’s domestically-focussed economy could deliver outperformance compared to its EM rivals if global trade war tensions rise
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Six views on contagion risks from Turkey
Investors weigh in on potential spillover effects from the fall in the Turkish lira
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Absolute return confusion lingers after Gam bombshell
Unconstrained fund range was available to retail investors despite inclusion of complex derivatives and currency swaps
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Europe’s shunned banking sector ‘poised to rally’
European bank credit has suffered sell-offs in recent months but with risks priced-in the asset class now looks attractive, analyst claims
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Hedge strategies popular despite underperformance
The long/short equity hedge sector has lost about 6.6% over the last three years, according to FE Analytics
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Tech ‘most overvalued sector in history’
27% of European fund managers will be overweight in sector over the next 12 months, according to BofA
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Turkey crisis rattles emerging markets
Currency sell-off highlights country’s reliance on foreign capital but analysts don’t expect contagion to spread
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Gam to liquidate nine bond funds worth €9.5bn
The Swiss asset manager suspended redemptions last week after it emerged manager Tim Haywood had been suspended
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Trade war threatens green bond issuance, report claims
Swedish bank SEB warns that rising political uncertainty and trade tensions could undermine sector
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Glimmers of hope behind weak eurozone data
ECB may opt to extend QE if slowdown continues and political situation in Italy worsens, say analysts