All Asset allocation articles – Page 31
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White papersEuropean equities: Mid-year Review
Political risk in Europe bubbled up once more this year, with uncertainty in Italy and Germany.
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White papersUS equities: Mid-year Review
The US entered the year on a high, but markets were unsettled by President Trump’s bout of protectionism in announcing an initial $50 billion of tariffs.
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White papersAsian equities: Mid-year Review
There was a correction across Asia Pacific ex Japan in the first half of the year, says Soo Nam Ng, despite solid economic growth.
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White papersFixed income: Mid-year Review
Fixed income has had a challenging year to date, with bond yields driven higher by expectations around the Fed tightening rates and the prospect of QT in Europe.
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White papersJapan: Mid-year Review
Despite the Japanese economy contracting in Q1 2018, following eight consecutive quarters of growth, the Nikkei started the year very strongly.
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White papersEmerging markets: Mid-year Review
Early euphoria has slowly evaporated in an eventful six months which has taken in trade wars and political uncertainty in Mexico and Brazil.
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White papersFixed income/macro: Mid-year Review
At the start of the year, the world appeared to be in the middle of a highly synchronised economic recovery.
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White papersTurkish delight turns sour?
Concerns about the deteriorating Turkish situation helped core government bonds perform better, but credit market spreads were generally a little wider and emerging markets were very weak.
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White papersPortfolio strategies to cope with trade tensions
Escalating global trade tensions can affect regions and asset classes differently.
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White papers2018 Midyear Outlook: (Still) Risk On
Investors are facing some pretty big questions: How long will the economy continue to expand? How will rising interest rates affect my portfolio? Will volatility continue to climb? Do geopolitics (or even just political posturing) really matter?
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White papersEconomic Insights: June 2018
Stock market outlook: It may be a long, hot summer. Defensive stocks outperformed in June; investors may be starting to worry. We believe the robust U.S. and world economy should bring higher stock prices later this year.
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White papersIn Credit: World Cup Blues?
The phenomenon of rising nationalism, including trade war rhetoric, continues to weigh on risk markets and provides an anchor to core government bond yields.
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White papersAdopting an LDI approach throughout the investment chain: Lesson learnt from European insurers
The insurance business model is fundamentally based on underwriting and managing risks: insurance companies are contractually bound to meet specific obligations and as such structurally driven by liabilities.
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White papersPortfolio allocation with skewness risk: a practical guide
In this article, we show how to take into account skewness risk in portfolio allocation.
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White papersIn Credit: Value returns to corporate bonds?
After a couple of weeks of stabilisation, US bond yields headed higher again and traded through 3% at the 10-year maturity point.
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White papersAnticipating a strong year for bonds
In contrast to tightening monetary policy in the US and a lower pace of quantitative easing in Europe, Asian central banks are maintaining accommodative monetary policy.
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White papersBanking problems impede India’s reforms
There has generally been a positive response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s structural reforms, but there has been an investment slowdown in the medium-term, and recent scandals, huge bad loans and ATM cash shortages imply a banking system that is in crisis – to the tune of $210 billion.
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White papersEquities poised for growth
The correction at the start of the year didn’t damage Asia Pacific ex Japan’s fundamental recovery, but volatility will rise, which will subsequently providing active managers like ourselves with a good environment to outperform the market.
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White papersUpgrading Vietnam
Investors are attracted to the country’s ‘mini-China’ story: that of a communist state embracing the private economy.
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White papersStrategic Relative Value: Q2 2018
Even modest upward interest rate adjustments can be disruptive to risk markets when they collide with slowing economic growth, shifting monetary regimes, and geopolitical shocks.
