04 November 2014
The narrow re-election of President Dilma Rousseff was followed three days later by a surprise rate hike by the Brazilian central bank. Financial markets now await a clearer sense of policy direction which upcoming policy declarations and cabinet nominations should provide.
31 October 2014
In our view, India has an equity market that, especially when compared with those of the other BRIC economies, is particularly well structured towards converting economic growth into shareholder value.
29 October 2014
Inflation has fallen significantly in the eurozone this year, forcing the ECB to announce a series of measures to head off deflation. So far, though, there is little sign of an end to the disinflationary trend.
27 October 2014
Scheduled for launch this quarter, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will mark a major step in Beijing’s overall plan to accelerate renminbi and financial market liberalisation
In this video, Skander Chabbi tells us where the flows into the asset class come from, why it makes sense […]
23 October 2014
The week of 13-17 October saw a marked rise in volatility across financial markets, price declines on a wide range of risk assets and investor flight into safe havens such as US Treasuries and German bunds.
22 October 2014
Wednesday 15 October 2014 saw a very volatile day in financial markets, highlighting the rapidly changing global economic environment
22 October 2014
The recent cheapening of commodities could benefit India – a net commodity importer – as it offsets inflationary pressures, reduces its current account and fiscal deficits and supports growth.
20 October 2014
The volatility of asset class returns is not constant over time. Similarly, traditional strategies aiming to capture factor premia also show variable volatility over time. Constant volatility approaches can be successful ways to exploit these anomalies, also when applied to factor investing.
In this video, Skander Chabbi tells us how a global approach to convertibles allows investors to gain exposure to interesting […]
17 October 2014
After slowing for the last three years, GDP growth in India accelerated to 5.7% year-on-year by the end of Q2 2014, marking its fastest pace in 10 quarters.
15 October 2014
On the 16-17 September 2014, the FOMC held their monthly meeting. Steven Friedman reviews the FOMC minutes.
13 October 2014
In a crowded, complex investment world, it’s not easy to find hidden gems that can provide real diversification benefits and an attractive yield. Yet for five solid reasons, we believe, Chinese renminbi bonds could be just what you’ve been looking for.
10 October 2014
Overview from the latest Axioma Quant Forum in London on 24 September 2014
07 October 2014
Investors tend to give too much attention to short-term relative performance figures. As a solution to this, the amLeague organises a paper trading game where managers play as if they were managing a real portfolio.
03 October 2014
Risk parity strategies have been great for the last 20 years, profiting from the fall in interest rates and the capital gains it’s generated while avoiding the poor performance of equities. The question now is whether it still makes sense with interest rates having fallen to zero?
29 September 2014
During the summer, we created a quiz to work out which of the four main alpha quant factors suits each individuals personality best. Being quants, we could not resist the temptation to analyse the results…
26 September 2014
The present situation of low interest rates for a “considerable time” creates pressure for both long-term investors and asset managers. Denial or frustration a zero-yield world is still widespread in our industry, however we are starting to see a period of ‘experimentation’.
