Close to half of Switzerland’s investors will buy the subordinated debt that European banks are expected to issue in the coming years, according to a poll held at Expert Investor Switzerland.
Here you can find a selection of photos taken at Expert Investor Switzerland, held on 12 November 2015 in Zurich.
In Switzerland, there are more investors planning to increase exposure to high-yield bonds than to all other fixed income categories combined.
Swiss fund buyers are some of Europe’s most bullish investors, and are becoming more enthusiastic about European equities by the quarter.
Financial consultancy Wellershoff & Partners recently analysed the return prospects for equity markets in Asia, Europe and the US, The outcome? Europe will outperform the US by about five times.
Omar Gadsby, head of fund selection at Credit Suisse, tells EIE’s Tjibbe Hoekstra where in fixed income markets he still finds value
Investors have stepped up unwinding their long bond positions in June, according to the latest fund flows data provided by Morningstar. Net outflows from investment-grade bonds doubled from the previous month to €6.3bn. Net outflows of €1.5bn from high yield bond funds, the first net outflows since January, were another sign of the bearish mood…
Demand for liquid funds with a mandate to invest in derivative strategies appears insatiable in Europe, with net fund flows having exceeded €7bn each month since February. And a convincing majority of fund buyers wants to continue adding to their absolute return holdings, according to EIE’s latest data. But do these so-called alternative Ucits funds…
According to EIE’s freshest data, emerging market equities are battling for the unpopularity prize. While US equities remain the least popular equities, fewer European investors than ever before are looking to enter Asia.
Financial consultancy Wellershoff & Partners recently analysed the return prospects for equity markets in Asia, Europe and the US, The outcome? Europe will outperform the US by about five times.
Fund buyers attending Expert Investor Schweiz in Zurich last week are finally rushing to emerging market equities.
Hedge fund managers have difficult times behind them because of QE-distortion. And things are not looking to get better soon.
