ANALYSIS: Ignore the seven-year itch, stick with the “unfashionable” bulls
Seven years of equity rises, have we really seen any evidence of complacency that ended previous bull markets?
Investment Strategy
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Three sustainable investment themes for a low-growth future – Hermes
As the world wakes up to the new reality of extremely slow growth, there seems little doubt the returns investors became accustomed to during the ‘Great Moderation’ are a thing of the past.
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ANALYSIS: Smart investors may be buying rather than selling this summer
As the month of May trundles into view investors will be thinking about the traditional summer-proofing of portfolios, but the shrewdest among them may see more opportunity than danger.
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ANALYSIS: The fundamental approach is the route to Asian success
Asian equities have had a rough three or four years but with long-term, top-down influences unlikely to change it is time to look for equally long-term, bottom-up fund solutions.
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“Follow the footprints of Chinese tourists” – Macquarie
Tourism is going to be one of the most compelling consumer stories to come out of China during the coming decade, according to Macquarie Investment Management.
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Fund selector: Testing your mettle
As fear has spread through European markets in 2016, precious metals are once again providing a safe haven for unsettled investors.
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ANALYSIS: Are manic depressive markets reaching a tipping point?
One of the reasons a lot of people dislike clowns is the edge of panic to the smiles they paint on.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.