18 July 2018
Investing
Blackout: be on the alert for a rebound in volatility
After the equity rally early this year, followed by a historic shock to implied volatility in US stocks, and then […]
18 July 2018
17 July 2018
Investing
‘Male, pale and stale’ – REIT boards and gender diversity
At the recent REIT week[1] in New York, the corridor chatter mostly centred on shop talk such as the search […]
16 July 2018
Investing
Multi-factor investing: the new generation of quantitative processes
Just as it can be irritating to hear someone say “things used to be better than they are now”, it […]
13 July 2018
Markets and central banks
US economic cycle: a happy birthday?
The current phase of expansion in the US economy has just entered into its 10th year. Is this a time to […]
10 July 2018
Investing
China’s “nuclear option” in the trade war
The tail risk of a Sino-US trade war is getting fatter. Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump […]
09 July 2018
Markets and central banks
Monthly market overview – June 2018
Andrew Craig, Head of Financial Market Analysis & Publications, presents our monthly market overview for June 2018: If you are […]
07 July 2018
Markets and central banks
US financial sector performance: falling down the (yield) curve
The financial sector had been assumed to be one of the equity sectors that would outperform the broad S&P 500 […]
06 July 2018
Investing
Equity markets in June: negotiations, bluster, tariffs and retaliation
With a 0.7% fall in the MSCI AC World index in US dollar terms, the performance of global equities was […]
05 July 2018
Markets and central banks
The dove in the dots: paving the way for a US inflation overshoot
At the June Federal Open Market Committee meeting, policymakers raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 […]
03 July 2018
Markets and central banks
Mid-year reversals – thoughts on asset allocation (part 2)
Following a volatile last few months, we foresee a pause and potentially a reversal in some of the prominent trends. […]
29 June 2018
Markets and central banks
Mid-year reversals – thoughts on asset allocation (part 1)
The way financial markets have moved over the past three months is a good example of the new and more […]
27 June 2018
Investing
China’s impact on commodity markets
There have recently been concerns about a slowdown in growth in China adversely affecting commodity markets. Judging the extent of […]
26 June 2018
Thought leadership and the outlook
The role of currencies in institutional portfolios
Exposure to foreign currencies is typically a by-product of international investing – by purchasing foreign assets, the investor also obtains […]
21 June 2018
Investing
Inflation-linked bonds – waiting for a catalyst for higher breakevens
After an eventful May for bond markets, Cedric Scholtes, Co-Head Inflation and Rates Committee Chair at BNP Paribas Asset Management, […]
20 June 2018
Markets and central banks
Update on ECB monetary policy
Mario Draghi pulled off another conjuring trick at the press conference following the monetary policy meeting of the ECB’s governing […]
20 June 2018
Investing
Impact investing and the application of technology to UK SME lending
‘The evolution of the UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) direct lending market’ published in March 2018 examined the role […]
19 June 2018
Investing
Clearing the air
This article was written by Impax Asset Management, a specialist asset manager experienced in investing in the opportunities arising from […]
18 June 2018
Markets and central banks
FOMC meeting June 2018
At the 13 June meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the target range for the federal funds rate by […]
