Emerging market debt is a hot investment topic, with plenty of eyes scouring the markets and providers for the best way to access it. But should investors go for dollar or local currency, and sovereign or corporate debt exposure? By Peter Lowman
Investors are increasingly looking for opportunities in the equities sector at a global level rather than a regional one. By Ruli Viljoen, head of investment research, Morningstar OBSR
The summer months brought a return of risk appetite among professional investors, according to research by Expert Investor Europe.
“I never wanted to become an investor; I’m not sure I want to be one even now,” says Staffan Sevón wryly. “I originally tried to become a lawyer but I didn’t want to work that hard so I studied economics instead. In business school, when doing my masters, the only thing I found interesting was…
“I never wanted to become an investor; I’m not sure I want to be one even now,” says Staffan Sevón wryly. “I originally tried to become a lawyer but I didn’t want to work that hard so I studied economics instead. In business school, when doing my masters, the only thing I found interesting was…
Investors have long feared that Greece would depart the eurozone. But are the economic Cassandras too pessimistic? By Will Jackson
Expert Investor Belgium will be held at Le Méridien hotel in Brussels on 31 Jan, 2013.
Expert Investor Belgium will be held at Le Méridien hotel in Brussels on 31 Jan, 2013.
Sovereigns are dead, long live sovereigns!
Chilean investors have more reason than most to fear a China slowdown. Not only would faltering growth in the world’s most populous country negatively affect appetite for risk assets, hitting the performance of global stock markets – a sustained fall in Chinese manufacturing and construction activity would have a direct impact on Chile’s economy. Indeed, Capital…
This attitude to risk explains why a significant majority of investors we spoke to are seeking active managers, with some using up to 90% active managers. However, as the industry is recovering, other investors are also getting back to their favoured investment style: long-only, traditional and conservative, but opportunistic. Exchange Traded Funds are a recognized…
This attitude to risk explains why a significant majority of investors we spoke to are seeking active managers, with some using up to 90% active managers. However, as the industry is recovering, other investors are also getting back to their favoured investment style: long-only, traditional and conservative, but opportunistic. Exchange Traded Funds are a recognized…
