All Global articles – Page 146
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White papersEmerging market assets: Zoom out and re-focus
Emerging market assets well placed to outperform their developed world counterparts but too much attention is devoted to the short term.
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White papersThe long unwinding road of quantitative easing
The reasons for using QE and its effectiveness have been argued at length and this article aims not to discuss whether or not QE has worked, but to look at the likely next steps of central banks and how these could impact markets.
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White papersWhat will end the search for yield?
The search for yield appears unstoppable. Global investors’ voracious appetite for income has been a near-constant theme since the end of the financial crisis, propelling bond yields to record lows.
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White papersGo for consistency of returns, not spectacular returns
Colin Moore (Global Chief Investment Officer) discusses where he sees investment opportunities and risks in today’s markets, and why he thinks investors value a consistent approach to investing now more than ever.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: June 2017
Can global trade, which has declined sharply over the past decade, contribute to accelerating growth with consumption, investment and fiscal and tax policies?
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White papersAsset Allocation Monthly: May 2017
We have recently increased our equity rating to favour from neutral on the back of lower political risk and positive earnings developments.
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White papersThe emerging markets cloud receding
As US rhetoric on trade protectionism softens, investors are focusing on emerging markets’ fundamental attractions once more as productivity improvements and fast-growing young populations are driving superior economic growth.
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White papersConversations with Investment Managers - Futures versus ETFs
Aite, an independent research firm, put together an in-depth report on whether to trade futures or ETFs to replicate S&P 500 returns and other U.S. stock market performance.
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White papersOur Convictions: May 2017
We have repeatedly mentioned how financial markets have tended to overestimate the risks of European elections, underestimate the fears of the Brexit and overestimate hopes on Trump’s economic policy.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: May 2017
The purpose of this article is to present the state of affairs on the polls, the priorities of the French and to recall the program of the two candidates as well as the major issues: to obtain a parliamentary majority for E. Macron, to obtain a parliamentary majority and to clarify her position on Europe for Marine Le Pen.
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White papersEconomic Insights: April 2017
The free trade negotiations of the late 1980s and 90s that lowered world trade barriers plus the opening up of countries of the former Soviet Union in 1989 led to a massive, positive, global labor supply shock.
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White papersTechnology and retirement: Shifting opportunities
Technology has made it possible for us to live better, longer, more meaningful lives. And that’s cause for great optimism and positivity.
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White papersTechnology, emerging markets, and the path to financial security
Just like the developed world, emerging markets populations are aging and looking for a secure retirement.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: April 2017
The Trump effect, the Brexit effect, and the impact of European elections… What if everyone – or nearly – were wrong?
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White papersFixed income: the debt disconnect
As the mountainous scale of global debt continues to climb, investors are advised to heed the lessons of the past, argues Chris Higham.
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White papersGlobal Economic Outlook 2017
2016 has been an eventful year and one that many people will remember as being filled with considerable change and uncertainty.
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Six key retail trends that will change the world in 2017
The world is changing fast, and global brands are innovating rapidly to stay ahead. International retail expert Fiona Hamilton outlines the six key trends that will dominate the retail landscape in 2017.
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White papersTalking down the U.S. dollar: A means to an (unsuccessful) end
Is it better to be weak or strong?
