I shares launches first currency hedged bond et fs
iShares has launched two currency-hedged fixed income ETFs, the first of their type from the provider, as it continues to develop its fixed income range.
Investment
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china crisis – dont fall for cheap prices
Coutts & Co's Gary Dugan warns investors off being lured by the China equity market's plunge in value
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Tradeweb and i shares collaborate
Tradeweb has launched an electronic hedging tool for European ETFs which makes it easier to source, price and trade the basket of underlying bonds needed to create or redeem shares in fixed income ETFs, with the aim of improving their efficiency and liquidity.
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ems taking a breather
Brewin Dolphin's Rob Burgeman gives his outlook for emerging markets, fleshing out the BRIC concept and asking if they can surmount their country-specific difficulties to provide investors with growth
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Talk of Australia feeling the heat is overplayed
Wilfred Frost, a member of the team managing the Newton Asian Income Fund, reacts to the recent weakness in the Australian market and Australian dollar.
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Look online for Chinese growth
Chinese eCommerce firms remain attractive in the current market despite the slowdown elsewhere in the economy according to one fund manager with an interest in the region.
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Hermes prepares for real estate debt push
Marcus Palmer has joined Hermes Real Estate Investment Management (HREIM) where he will head up the real estate debt programme.
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feds folly
Coutts & Co's Gary Dugan dissects Ben Bernanke's latest commentary and its predicted effect on markets.
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Private investors lose out
Private investors can expect lower dividends in 2013 than they received last year as big special dividends come to an end and investor market share drops from 11.3% to 11%.
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Investors ditch emerging markets
Optimism in the eurozone improved significantly over the past month as 45% of investors stated they expected the economy to strengthen over the coming year, compared to 24% in May.
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Axa IMs Trindade reduces financials
The fixed income market is set for a volatile few months as a number of key global issues come to a head including decisions about QE, the German election in September and Mark Carney taking up his new role as governor of the Bank of England, according to Nicolas Trindade of Axa Investment Managers.
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bonus of contention
IMA chief executive, Daniel Godfrey talks us through his association’s response to the EU's potential curbs on bonuses, including why managers should not be rewarded for failure.
