The world has changed since 8 November. Who knows how Mr Trump’s presidency will unfold but, as investors, we’d emphasise one important development already underway – the electrotherapeutic shocking of the investment community out of a stale and pessimistic collective mindset that has dominated during the past few years, but which we believe has made…
James Mahon, CEO of Church House Investment Management, asks whether the risk metrics the investment industry relies on are robust enough.
Valuations of Japan equities have become more attractive compared to other developed markets, and Abenomics has helped drive up corporate profits, argued Rob Weatherston, Old Mutual Global Investors’ Hong Kong-based portfolio manager of the Old Mutual Japanese Equity Fund.
Back in August, the title of this monthly column was ‘The Only Way is Up’. For once I was right. While the political elite are falling from grace markets have continued their relentless march upwards this year.
Moody’s has revised its outlook of the global asset management industry to negative from stable for reasons linked to regulations and the performance of active funds.
The real impact of Donald Trump as President of the US will not be felt until he and his team implement their various social, economic, foreign and financial policies.
François Perrin, a portfolio manager at East Capital, says China’s environmental companies have outperformed their global peers and are insulated from the direction US policy takes.
Macro risks on the horizon have prompted EM portfolio adjustments, said Kenneth Akintewe, senior investment manager for Asia fixed income.
General risks for investors in emerging-market debt are ebbing, which is why global institutional investors are likely to continue to add exposure, said Michael Ganske, portfolio manager at Axa Investment Managers.
Theresa May’s visit to India is her first trade mission as Prime Minister and an important one for the UK as it looks beyond Europe.
The bank has moved to an overweight on its China equities allocation from an underweight at the start of 2016 after selling India equities, said Tuan Huynh, chief investment officer and head of portfolio management for the wealth management division in Asia-Pacific.
Mortgage-backed securities are a different beast today to the structures available ahead of 2007-08 and with low yields and expensive valuations in other asset classes investors should include them in their search for alternative sources of returns.
