Asset managers and pension funds differ in their thoughts about global risk, with asset managers showing more concern about economic issues, a survey indicates.
…that’s the ratio of traded passive to active equities. The statistic is significant given the ‘bull market’ in ETFs and the supposed risk around this, our panel hears. Plus, smart beta and the rise of active ETFs.
Along with the rollout of technology, the never-ending drip feed of regulation is keeping French asset servicing firms on their toes. In paris, Mark Latham talks to the key players.
For all the talk of rate normalisation, bond managers do not see an end to stimulus just yet. Fiona Rintoul looks at how portfolios are positioned at this confusing moment.
MiFID II comes into force in two months’ time. Catherine Lafferty asks how prepared the funds industry is to meet the target market requirements.
European property investment is set to evolve along similar lines to the UK, implying more opportunities for non-bank debt specialists, say Amy Aznar and Dan Pottorff of LaSalle Investment Management.
Kyle Kloc of Fisch Asset Management claims high yield bonds are the closest asset to the Holy Grail of investing.
Derivatives add value for investors by both optimising returns and minimising risk, a study has concluded.
BlueBay Asset Management has launched the BlueBay Global Income Fund that invests in bonds across developed and emerging markets.
Asset managers’ own capital assessments are so far short of regulatory expectations that UK-based firms are, on average, being ordered to add 82% to their capital buffers.
