Eight geopolitical dangers looming in 2016
Geopolitical risks are inherently difficult to predict, but here are some of the key issues GAM investment experts are watching in 2016.
Investment Strategy
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Commodity rout unnerves investors
The pain felt among energy and mining producers looks set to worsen as investors concerned about default rates have started cutting their exposure to the sector.
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Look no further than equities for diversification
Invesco’s Alexander Tavernaro explains why he sees equities as the answer when looking for diversification away from…erm…equities.
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Nine EM funds to consider for 2016
Investors in emerging markets are taking a view that the gap in GDP per capita can be closed by above-average growth in these economies and, consequently their equities markets, argues Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.
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Singapore market worst performer in Asia
All Singapore equity funds are in negative territory as the Straits Times Index posts the worst performance year-to-date compared to other regional indices.
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A top challenge facing fund managers today
Generating income without putting capital at risk is one of the biggest challenges facing fund managers in today’s world. Here Ian Kelly, European equity fund manager at Schroders shares his insights into how to achieve this goal.
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Equities respond positively to Fed hawks
Markets responded positively to the release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes, which showed a December rate rise is increasingly likely.
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ANALYSIS: Changing correlations in a climate of rising rates
There have been relatively few reasons to hold gilts and other sovereign bonds in the current environment.
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Financial sector shuffling eases volatility
Guy de Blonay, who manages a financial equities fund for Jupiter AM, reveals two strategic allocation decisions that have helped performance through a year of volatility.
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ANALYSIS: Bulls on parade, but beware an earnings shock
The latest BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey has found reignited appetite for risk amid expectations of a December Fed rate hike, but are investors being premature?
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ANALYSIS: The winners and losers in the multi-asset revolution
While commentators are quick to praise innovation within the funds space, is there a case to say that the industry is still edging towards conservatism and risk aversion?
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Dollar cash outperforms MSCI World year-to-date
If you had invested all your cash in dollars as a euro-based investor this year, you would have earned a better return than if you had emulated the MSCI World. Moreover, equity returns seem to have become completely tied to exchange rate movements.