All Strategies articles – Page 31
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White papersFactor Investing: Diversifying risks to enhance long-term performance
For a long time, traditional equity investing has aimed at generating returns rather than managing risk. But in recent years institutional investors have started to change their attitude: mitigating risk is now more important than maximising returns.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views: October 2017
Ongoing dovishness from Central Banks and higher geopolitical risks are the divergent forces driving financial markets at this point.
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White papersUnderstanding the Momentum Risk Premium
Momentum risk premium is one of the most important alternative risk premia. Since it is considered a market anomaly, it is not always well understood
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White papersEconomic Insights: September 2017
Global expansion stays on track: The global economic recovery that began in early 2016 has reached a self-sustaining velocity.
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White papersValue resurrection on pause, but for how long?
Value investing has had a tough decade of underperformance. This seems to have led many investors to ignore the extensive research showing how value investing outperforms the market over longer time horizons, and today many are under-allocated to value stocks. However, history suggests that periods of value underperformance always end – and often they end abruptly - as we saw last year. The question is whether the factor rotation seen in the second half of 2016 was a one off event, or the beginning of a more sustainable comeback.
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White papersThe Quest for Diversification: Why Does It Make Sense to Mix Risk Parity, Carry and Momentum Risk Premia?
Diversification should be the first objective of any large institutions because managing risk is a key source of long-term performance.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: September 2017
Find the latest edition of Amundi Research team’s monthly publication.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: The euro’s appreciation - causes, outlook and consequences
The euro remains undervalued according to the majority of valuation models and is boosted by a domestic economy that has strengthened considerably since the beginning of the year.
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White papersResponsible Investment Quarterly: Q2 2017
The second quarter of any year is a busy period in responsible investment, but this year more than ever.
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White papersWhy we are counting every woman
The financial services industry should be known as one where women can have long, successful and highly rewarding careers and we are encouraged by the fact that companies across the European financial services markets now have gender diversity on the agenda.
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White papersThe economic implications of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
When the US withdrew from the historic Paris Agreement in June, it drew criticism from around the world.
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White papersThe outcome of Brexit matters for the UK’s balance of payments
Ben Rodriguez argues that Brexit could have a significant impact on the UK’s balance of payments, which would, in turn, influence returns from UK assets.
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White papersInsights from an asset allocation veteran
We’re about eight years into the current bull market and from the very lows of the bottom of the financial crisis, the S&P 500 has nearly quadrupled.
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White papersConcentrated long-short investing to achieve absolute return
Lower future equity market returns are expected to increase the importance of alpha in portfolios.
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White papersAsia’s ‘great moderation’ holds promise for equities
Soo Nam NG argues that China’s economy is entering a more moderate and stable period, which will benefit Chinese and Asian equity markets.
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White papersIn Credit: Monetary policy on (Jackson) hold?
The annual Jackson Hole symposium left the market with little new information about central bank policy intentions in either the US or Europe.
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White papersEconomic Insights: July 2017
Is this Goldilocks? Probably not, but it surely feels that way.
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White papersConsistency is key in fixed income investing
At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, our consistent, collaborative approach and global expertise delivers the success investors demand.
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White papersAsset Allocation Update: Is a bond sell-off around the corner?
We are mindful that investment grade and high yield bonds have been on a strong run from a risk/reward perspective, and in that context we have been looking at our weighting in this area.
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White papersIn Credit: Summertime...and policy conditions remain easy
The US dollar continues to weaken driven by relatively weaker US economic prospects and ongoing political turmoil domestically.
