Use non-mainstream assets when conventional ones don’t cut it
When deciding on an investment strategy the temptation may be to follow the herd where there is safety in numbers, but sometimes it’s better to take the road less travelled.
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Navigating credit risk for better gains
We find inefficiencies in markets using a series of strategies that maximise returns for a given level of risk.
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Global credit markets show signs of complacency
Maintaining flexible, long/short exposures across the credit markets, and limiting duration risk is the best way forward investors in today’s challenging fixed income markets, says Charmaine Chin, managing director and head of credit, relative value and event-driven strategies at K2 Advisors, part of Franklin Templeton Investments, in the article below.
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As market risk increases, is now the time for convertibles? We ask Aviva’s David Clott
We talked to David Clott, head of global convertibles at Aviva Investors and asked him a few questions…
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Crash and learn: Fund selector lessons from the financial crisis
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 triggered the onset of the global financial crisis, its scale taking almost everyone by surprise. What lessons have fund selectors learnt from its devastating impact, nine years on?
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German investors trade return for safety
A poll from German asset manager Union Investment has found that German institutional investors are more than three times as risk-averse as their peers in neighbouring countries, with 72% of Germans considering ‘safety’ the most important criterion when making investment decisions.
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Widely-held Samsung a risk for EM funds
About 61% of all emerging market funds are holding positions in Samsung, according to an Evestment report. Any company misstep could have a widespread impact.
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ANALYSIS: Are we heading for a repeat of 2008?
You often hear the old adage “it’s different this time”, but 10 years on from the start of the global financial crisis, are we actually at risk of repeating the same mistakes?
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Recession risk is on the rise – the key factors to watch
While markets could remain complacent and expensive for some time to come, recession risk is rising, says asset manager Robeco. Fidelity is also increasingly cautious, expecting “the longest equity bull market since World War II” to end within 18 months.
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Short-termist sovereign wealth funds miss return targets
Sovereign wealth funds missed their return targets for the second year in a row in 2016, according to a study by Invesco. By focusing too much on the short term, they risk a longer spell of underperformance.
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What do investors use ETFs for?
The use of index trackers by professional investors has skyrocketed in recent years. Investors have been attracted by the easy access to ETFs, their transparency and of course their low fees. But what do they exactly use ETFs for? Greenwich Associates asked 132 institutional investors the question.
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Icelandic investors binge on foreign assets
Following the lifting of capital controls in March this year, Icelandic investors can again freely invest in foreign assets. And they are already taking full advantage.