M&G snubs fixed income assets
Currently the firm’s mixed asset strategies hold more cash than fixed income
Sentiment
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Convertible bond sentiment reaches low
The asset class can give protection but selectors argue that finding the right manager is difficult
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European selectors brace for worst as Brexit risk jumps
Fund buyers plan to increase cash holdings over next year as uncertainty rises, according to Last Word Research
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Fund managers argue investors face bigger risks than Brexit
Cash could be the wrong place to be if there’s no deal
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German selector pessimism hits six year low
Political uncertainty rocks sectors like manufacturing and automobiles, leaving fund buyers worried
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‘Division will reign supreme’: Funds industry on the quashed Brexit deal
MPs vote 432 to 202 against UK prime minister Theresa May’s deal
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Managers stick by Japan despite failed outperformance predictions
No funds in the sector delivered a return in 2018
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Bond managers fear self-fulfilling bear market
As the spread between two and 10-year treasury yields narrows jittery investors look like they are starting to panic
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European selectors re-thinking UK equity allocations
As parliament prepares to vote on Brexit deal, investors are warming to UK equities amid possible end to uncertainty
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The second coming of Japanese equities
Government reforms and societal shifts have reignited investor confidence after years of economic stagnation
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Fund managers monitor infrastructure policies post US mid-terms
US equities back to being least popular asset class for European fund buyers
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Fund buyers dump absolute return in droves
Sentiment towards asset class at all-time low as outflows hit €7bn in September following Gam saga and volatility rise