Cautious funds the winners in FE ratings rebalance
Six funds jumped from one crown to five in the latest FE Research ratings rebalance, while 13 previously unrated funds jumped straight to the highest possible rating.
Six funds jumped from one crown to five in the latest FE Research ratings rebalance, while 13 previously unrated funds jumped straight to the highest possible rating.
Global specialist fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new total return Luxembourg Ucits fund.
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has broadened the product range it offers through its partnership with ETF Securities by listing a GBP-hedged share class of its Global Corporate Bond Fundamental ETF on the London Stock Exchange.
Low bond yields and the irrelevance of the BRIC acronym are among the themes expected to shape investment in 2016, according to Benjamin Pedley, head of investment strategy in Asia at HSBC Private Bank.
The number of risk profiles developed by bespoke wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has grown from one to 10. Jonathan Webster-Smith explains the investment process underpinning the model portfolio service he runs, as well as why he believes monetary policy is a driving force.
Investors may shift equities holdings back into fixed income in 2016 as bond yields increase, Julius Baer has said.
The new year promises to be tricky for bond investors after the US Fed signaled an end to the era of ultra low rates in December.
The Federal Reserve will proceed with its rate hiking cycle slowly but there could be ‘drama’ around each FOMC meeting next year, according to Neuberger Berman’s fixed income CIO Brad Tank.
Debt-to-GDP ratios in emerging market countries have been rising at alarming rates this year, according to the latest data from the Institute of International Finance (IIF). China, Saudi-Arabia and Turkey have seen the most rapid debt build-up.
The appeal of the fixed income proposition has waned, but European equities are expected to have strong performance in 2016, according to John Woods, chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific at Credit Suisse Private Bank.
About the right amount of ‘dovishness’ seems to be the initial verdict from market commentators pronouncing on what had been billed as the biggest event in financial markets since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched its first strategic beta sovereign bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).