Latest Manager Research – Page 426
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White papersEmerging or submerging? For investors, that is the question
The world is not just changing, it is being reinvented. Shanghai perhaps, is the epitome of the transformation that we are witnessing. The Bund and its stunning art deco architecture are still there, but across the river, the old fishing village of Pudong has been turned into a forest of magnificent skyscrapers. It is China’s hypermodern interpretation of a 21st century Manhattan.
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White papersExpect the bumpy ride to continue
Investors have been buffeted by a large number of negative headlines in 2018. We remain of the view that tightening global liquidity conditions are likely to exacerbate market volatility.
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White papersDWS – A new era for an established UK partner
Q&A with Maria Ryan, Head of UK and Head of UK Global Client Group, DWS
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White papersEmerging Market Expertise: Understanding Local Nuances
The decline of emerging market equities from peaks earlier this year may mean lower share prices, but the premise for investing in emerging markets remains.
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White papersOutlook: The Global Emerging Markets Asset Class
2018 has been challenging for investors in Global Emerging Markets (GEM), with rising volatility in Forex, debt and equity prices causing negative returns. As the year has progressed, several themes have increasingly influenced sentiment and momentum.
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White papersIdentifying Opportunities Through the Emerging Markets Continuum
A holistic approach, to information sharing and analysis, flips the script on emerging market investment strategies
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Cash Equitization with E-mini Equity Index Futures
Take a look at how CME E-mini Equity Index futures are used to equitize cash in portfolios, including avoiding drag on performance and more.
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White papersUK equities: Mid-year Review
While UK equities had a more volatile first quarter, sterling weakness helped the FTSE 100 outperform the broader market.
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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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Enhancing Equity Index Portfolio Returns Using Select Sector Futures
A traditional sector rotation strategy takes into consideration the business cycle and where current conditions place the market within the cycle, along with which sectors might out- or under- perform others versus the broad market.1 This paper will explore how sector rotation strategy practices may be used by a risk manager to achieve enhanced performance from event-driven price action in addition to long-term cycle rotation.
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White papersWhy REITs Now
As investors monitor the current market cycle, many are taking a closer look at how they can best structure their real estate portfolio allocation.
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White papersThe Medical Real Estate Boom
In 2018, health care became the biggest employer in the U.S., now about 12% of the workforce, largely driven by population demographics. Millennials are the largest generation in history and over one-third of Americans are now over age 50.
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White papersCommercial Real Estate is a Clear Winner from Tax Reform
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is the most significant revision to the U.S. tax code since 1986. The reduction of the headline corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% makes the country significantly more competitive within the global marketplace and is already spurring domestic investment.
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White papersTurkey shakes summer thin markets, but contagion risk is contained
The domestic boom has been financed by private debt (mainly external debt). Well before this week’s crisis, Turkey was the most vulnerable country in our EM ranking
