All Multi-Asset articles – Page 14
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White papersRisk Parity: Does One Size Fit All?
Investors worried about the next market downturn are searching for unique ways to diversify their portfolios, and risk parity, a risk-based multi-asset strategy, continues to be an area of interest.
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White papersThe Science and Art of Multi-Asset Investing
Generating consistent returns under uncertain conditions is a challenge. Can multi-asset strategies make the job a little easier? We think so. But a lot depends on how they’re designed.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: September 2017
CIO views: High conviction ideas from Amundi Global Investment Committee
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White papersInvestment Talks: ECB on hold, but more details on what's next
The perspective of a turnaround in monetary policy is not going to vanish, and the tapering topic will be back probably sooner than later.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: July 2017
FOMC members plan to reduce the Fed’s balance sheet this year and gave recently some precisions about how they will do.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: July 2017
CIO views: High conviction ideas from Amundi Global Investment Committee
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White papersSizing Up Markets - and Your Investment Strategy
Today’s risks are clear: stock valuations are high, credit spreads are tight and interest rates remain low. A modest tilt toward return-seeking assets still makes sense. But investors should also be willing to look beyond traditional stocks and bonds.
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White papersBig Tailwinds Are Backing Emerging Market Assets
As global growth firms up, many emerging market economies are powering ahead of the developed world. In aggregate, emerging economies are expected to grow by 4.1% in 2017, with developed markets growing by just over 2%. These superior growth dynamics aren’t the only tailwinds supporting emerging market (EM) assets.
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White papersThe Cost of Trigger-Happy Investing
Brexit, Trump. There were plenty of big surprises last year. The one that may matter most for investment portfolios is how financial markets responded.
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White papersFrench elections: what to expect should Le Pen prevail
Mark Burgess looks at what a Le Pen presidency could mean for France, Europe and the broader global landscape and argues that the immediate reaction of markets is likely to be a spike in volatility for French assets due to the uncertainty of what is to come.
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White papers[Summary] Outnumbered but not outpaced – the bold change we need for female fund manager talent to break through
While financial services has made some progress towards parity, asset management remains an outlier with only 7% female representation. Alison Jefferis argues that it’s time to embrace bold change to redress the balance as the industry is missing out on a deep pool of talent and resources.
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White papersGenerating income: Multi-Asset as a solution
Following the 2008 financial crisis, the asset management industry in Europe was characterised by a big increase in assets under management labelled as “Multi-Assets”. 2015 was again a “bumper” year in terms of net sales for these strategies with an annual increase of 22.8% in total net assets across Europe. Multi-Asset strategies have become relevant in most European countries and we believe that this trend is here to stay.
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White papersHour of truth comes for the flexible funds industry
Since the outbreak of the Great Financial Crisis, flexible multi-asset funds have caught investors’ attention, causing assets to pour into the segment’s blockbusters. There is no need to go over the catalysts in detail; they have been well discussed enough: traditional benchmarks did not protect investors from deep losses.
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White papersGame Theory Primer for Macro Investors
Game theory provides a framework for making sense of geopolitical and macroeconomic developments that affect asset prices—and investors can leverage game theory to assess investment opportunities.
