Investment Strategy
Multi Asset | 5 Apr 16
NN IP launches absolute return factor investing fund
NN Investment Partners has launched a Luxembourg-based multi asset absolute return fund using a strategy that allocates to multiple factors across different asset classes.
Macro Views | 22 Mar 16
Investors must adapt to ‘repeating market cycle’, says BlueBay’s Riley
Investors must adapt to a repeating market cycle of rising global growth fears, subsequent sell-off and rescue by ‘dovish’ central banks, said David Riley of BlueBay Asset Management.
Emerging Markets | 21 Mar 16
Don’t expect a China-led commodities rebound – GAM
China’s lower infrastructure spending is expected to slow long-term demand for commodities, according to GAM.
Franklin Templeton: Ignore recessionary fears, US in ‘growth pause’
The US is in a period of “growth pause” rather than lapsing into recession, with long-term equity opportunities in technology and healthcare companies, according to Franklin Templeton’s Grant Bowers.
Alternatives | 17 Mar 16
Replacing fixed income with equity market-neutral – a dangerous idea
Some investors replace part of their fixed income holdings with market-neutral equity. Though these funds are supposedly uncorrelated to the equity market, it’s better to choose a diversified approach, argues Rui Machado, alternative investments director at IM gestao de ativos in Lisbon.