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Tariffs, sanctions and weak payrolls
Tariffs continue to dominate the headlines and have been joined by sanctions which the US imposed on a number of Russian oligarchs and their businesses.
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Monthly FX Report
Keep up with what the market is saying and what’s happening in our marketplace.
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Replicating OTC FX Market Positions with CME FX Futures
Explore the advantages that CME FX futures offer traditional market practitioners in the OTC FX markets, and how CME FX futures can be used to replicate cost-efficient, manageable synthetic exposure to OTC FX spot, forwards, and swaps.
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The Greenwich Perspective: A Bright Future for FX Futures
Greenwich Associates recently published a paper assessing the value and viability of FX futures as a proxy to the OTC FX market.
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Managing currency risk in equity portfolios
This report shows how equity index futures provide a more flexible alternative than cash equity products for managing foreign exchange risks.
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Equity Index Futures vs. ETFs Total Cost Analysis Tool
This tool is designed to analyze the all-in costs of replicating the S&P 500 by trading equity index futures versus exchange-traded funds.
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Infrastructure Debt: Pipeline to yield, diversification and lower risk
Institutional investors understand that infrastructure is a distinct asset class offering powerful diversification benefits. But they often overlook the primary source of funding for U.S. public infrastructure—municipal bonds.
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Private Debt: The opportunity for income and diversification with illiquid assets
Private debt is a potential solution for institutional investors confronting low yields, heightened market volatility and rising interest rates. Investors are turning to alternative credit in search of high current income, low correlations with public markets and lower default risk than yield spreads would imply.
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Private Infrastructure: Building blocks for customizing portfolio risk and return
Private infrastructure investments offer institutions greater flexibility in customizing portfolios to achieve a desired risk-return profile.
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Reinforcing portfolio foundations with public infrastructure
Infrastructure public equity has distinct characteristics that can reinforce institutional portfolios. This asset class offers the potential for higher yield and total return, combined with lower volatility, compared with traditional global equity.
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Cross Asset Investment Strategy: April 2018
The world is not yet fully out of the aftermath of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, when the question is already raised on the risk of another crisis.
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5G in Africa: Connecting a continent ripe for innovation
So far, this series, 5G: The Foundation for a Hyper-Connected World, has examined the transformational technology that will redefine communications and have lasting impacts on several industries. Most recently we’ve explored 5G’s significance in Asia and what the future could hold.
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Economic Insights: March 2018
Economic decoupling begins: Growth should stay solidly above trend for 2018, but the world economy is no longer picking up steam.
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The Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of Futures and ETFs
Analyse the potential cost advantages of E-mini S&P futures as they pertain to your specific investment scenarios.
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Factor Investing: Avoiding the pitfalls
What Is Your General Experience Of Factor Investing?
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Factor Investing: Avoiding the pitfalls
Factor investing has gained a lot of attention recently. DWS Quantitative Investments launched its first factor-based equity strategies in 2001, since when its approach has continued to evolve. In this Q&A we discuss some of the considerations we believe are key to successful factor investing.
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Emerging markets: From ‘why’ to ‘where in emerging markets’
Over the years, we have repeatedly made the case for a direct allocation to emerging markets, as they are underrepresented in major global indices and under-researched by the world’s investors.
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Emerging Markets: how to unlock the next wave of returns
The recent increase in stock market volatility raised awareness among investors regarding the vulnerabilities in financial markets created by market complacency and associated with the extended phase of exceptional central bank monetary stimulus.
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Global Investment Views: April 2018
While still benefitting from a global synchronised growth outlook (likely peaking), financial markets are getting nervous, experiencing the fatigue of a more mature phase with new sources of volatility arising.
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Aggressive tax optimisation: what is the best ESG approach?
Between 100 and 240 billion euro per year. This is what aggressive tax planning costs governments in lost revenue.