As it stands, multi-asset trading is rather like doing the Christmas shopping from several websites at once.
As it stands, multi-asset trading is rather like doing the Christmas shopping from several websites at once.
Turnover of European commodity exchange-traded products (ETPs) surged last week, with gold-related offerings leading the charge. A weekly trading report from Lyxor ETFs showed trading levels for commodity ETPs increased by 71.4% compared with the previous week.
The decision by the ratings agency Moody's to downgrade Japan's credit rating from Aa2 to Aa3 strikes another blow to investor confidence in developed markets.
Eurozone debt and the prospect of a second banking crisis are the top concerns for investment professionals.
State Street Global Advisors' SPDR exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform has launched of a range of products on the London Stock Exchange.
Schroders, the London-listed fund manager, believes it is bringing defined contribution (DC) product development up to date with the launch of a dynamic multi-asset fund that is designed as a low risk, low cost alternative to passive default funds.
While walking my dog on Saturday, I was accosted on the street by a little girl of about five. "Amy Winehouse is dead!" she announced. "Dead!" she repeated when I failed to evaporate with shock.
There are those who say many of us still lack enough exposure to emerging markets. As problems in the developed world persist, Nick Fitzpatrick asks fund managers why he should invest in their particular assets.
With low interest rates in the developed world, poor economic growth and lingering fears of an unstable dollar, is it any wonder that investors are turning to local currency bonds, again, to increase yields, asks George Mitton
All but two of the 13 hedge fund strategies monitored by the Edhec-Risk Institute lost money in June, as the stock market lost value for a second month running.
