MSCI’s inclusion of 233 China A-shares in its three widely-tracked indices is expected to further open up the country to foreign investors and could result in the launch of more Asia ex China funds down the line. Here six wealth managers outline how their portfolios are exposed to A-shares.
Alistair MacDonald, institutional portfolio manager for the Templeton Emerging Markets Group, outlines why investors should consider the small cap space when investing in emerging markets.
European and Asian equities stand to benefit from rising bond yields and inflation as the economy moves further through the quantitative tightening cycle, according to Schroders European equities manager Martin Skanberg.
An opportunistic approach to credit markets is necessary in a world where quantitative easing and the search for yield has made certain areas “expensive and dangerous”, says Owen Murfin, investment officer and institutional portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management.
David Greene, client portfolio manager of the Amundi Absolute Return Multi Strategy, has adopted a cautious view to asset classes by having a low bond duration and low equity exposure across portfolios.
Investors often fear the ‘black-box’ notion attached to systematic investing because they don’t know what occurs behind the scenes, but Camilla Schelpe, lead scientist at GAM Systematic, says essentially it boils down to a set of rules which dictate how portfolios behave in different market environments.
Active managers have failed to live up to their promises in the US market, but by getting a few key ingredients right active management can be a powerful force for wealth creation, argues Gary Robinson, manager of the Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust.
Ed Meier, manager of the Old Mutual UK Equity Income fund, explores the FTSE 350 and small caps for portfolio ideas to generate 110% of the All-Share yield, but he will not be drawn to esoteric and unlisted names.
Dan Carter reveals the three key themes he is exploiting in the Jupiter Japan Income fund.
The divergence of central banks’ monetary policy has created opportunities for absolute return investors to generate positive, uncorrelated returns, says Manulife Absolute Return Rates fund senior portfolio manager Grant Peterkin.
James Thorne, manager of the Threadneedle UK Smaller Companies fund, believes the valuation discrepancy between UK equities and other asset classes, as well as the raft of resilient companies emerging as winners after a tough trading environment, make domestic small caps the place to be.
Structural issues and low inflation will prevent other central banks following the US Federal Reserve on its auto-pilot rate-hiking cycle, says Janus Henderson co-head of strategic fixed income Jenna Barnard.
