With bond markets generally much closer to the end than the beginning of a multi-decade bull run and whole swathes of the sector now offering negative yields, many investors are finding it hard to justify allocating assets into the sector.
Children’s author, classical musician and MasterChef contestant, Stewart Cowley is certainly a man of many talents. But what will his departure from fund management mean for his investors?
Investment management group Schroders has launched a flexible catastrophe bond fund which will invest up to 25% in private cat bonds and be able to take tactical short positions.
UK regulators are to blame for the rise of passive funds amid feelings that active managers have fallen short of expectations, according to Alan Steel.
Jupiter Fund Managements assets under management jumped 8.9% in Q1 2015, the group announced today.
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The market may be incorrectly pricing the uncertainty resulting from the upcoming United Kingdom election, according to Nick French, head of UK Wealth Management at Russell Investments.
The stars are aligning to allow a much maligned asset class to recapture some of its former glory.
Nearly $4trn in developed market bonds have a negative yield. Market participants are accustomed to the possibility of losing money, but the certainty of losing money is another matter, writes Jim Cielinski, global head of fixed income at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
US equities are expected to be hit by news that a significant split has emerged within the Federal Reserve on raising interest rates.
Global macro has been the best performing hedge fund strategy during the first quarter of 2015, research by GAM has revealed.
