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.
United Kingdom equities are in a period of ‘elevated risk’ which necessitates having a thorough ‘safety check’ built into investment processes, according to Miton UK Value Opportunities fund manager Georgina Hamilton.
Market volatility is driving investor interest to the Eurozone and Japan, according to Aman Dhingra, executive director at Coutts in Singapore.
Philippe Legrand, co-founder of the wealth management firm in Hong Kong, reveals two recent fund selections that underscore his asset class views going into 2016.
Fund manager sentiment towards US equities had been negative for much of this year, with most asset management companies expecting a negative return over the next 12 months. But their outlook has brightened in October. Fund selectors have also started to be more constructive about the asset class.
ETF Securities has reported a three-fold increase in ‘retail’ investors looking to hedge their currency exposure since the start of the year.
The European refugee crisis could cause a rise in market volatility, said Frédérique Carrier, director of European equities at RBC Wealth Management.
The strong rise in precious metals prices seen last month has sparked a bout of profit taking, with gold and silver investors selling and buyer numbers falling, according to BullionVault.
James Klempster, portfolio manager, Momentum Global Investment Managers takes a look at the 10 things investors can learn from the New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup winners.
Riding out the current volatility in emerging markets relies on having the resilience to retain a long-term outlook, while coping with short-term uncertainty, says John W Fleming, chief executive of Global Index International.
Just under half (48%) of all UK domiciled funds that were active on 30 September 2005 are now closed, according to Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company.
As China’s economy slows, fund houses are betting on growth opportunities in the emerging consumption and services economy.
