Investment

  • Joachim Klement, the bold behavioural scientist

    Joachim Klement, the bold behavioural scientist

    Wellershoff & Partners’ Joachim Klement argues that the industry needs to abandon old theories and embrace the new.

  • goodbye fiscal sovereignty hello spread narrowing

    goodbye fiscal sovereignty hello spread narrowing

    I hope that 2013 will be a healthy and prosperous one. It has certainly started on a strong footing with equity markets up and credit spreads continuing to narrow. One of the major trends in the bond market has been the decline in the spreads between European peripheral and German government bonds. So now a…

  • what do central bankers have common Maradona

    what do central bankers have common Maradona

    M&G's Jim Leaviss says the most powerful tool available to central bankers could be the ability to surprise and shock, meaning they could learn some lessons from footballing legend Diego Maradona…

  • allocators tip high yield for 2013 bond returns

    allocators tip high yield for 2013 bond returns

    High-yield bonds are the most likely area of the fixed-income market to deliver returns during 2013, asset allocators agree, as government and investment-grade debt remain expensive.

  • inflation antidotes we can learn from abroad

    inflation antidotes we can learn from abroad

    The erosion of purchasing power is weighing heavy on clients' minds. With liquid assets earning next to nothing, clients are demanding investment solutions that counteract the insidious spectre of inflation.

  • rigid structures offer greatest flexibility

    rigid structures offer greatest flexibility

    As the great and the good shine their crystal balls to wax lyrical about what 2013 will hold, Ian Lowes stands by the view that nobody knows, arguing that portfolio managers therefore need greater flexibility than ever before.

  • Perk up your fixed income picks

    Perk up your fixed income picks

    New year, and with many commentators predicting a renaissance in risk assets it’s time to review your fund holdings… especially your fixed income exposure.

  • bond investing in 2013 - a no-brainer

    bond investing in 2013 – a no-brainer

    Rising yields in high quality government bonds are not a foregone conclusion, as ING Investment Management's Ad Van Tiggelen explains.

  • blackrock purchase of credit suisse etfs

    blackrock purchase of credit suisse etfs

    Credit Suisse and BlackRock have today announced a deal which will see the American giant acquire the Swiss firm’s ETF arm by the end of 2013 – a consolidation 7IM's Peter Sleep said will keep fund charges inflated.

  • lyxor launches gold mining etf

    lyxor launches gold mining etf

    Lyxor Asset Management has unveiled an exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering exposure to gold mining equities.

  • fundamentals strong high yield

    fundamentals strong high yield

    Joshua Hughes argues why he sees little reason for change in the attraction of markets for high yield investors in 2013 from last year, with any re-pricing that does kick in being very short term.

  • new transparency private equity investors

    new transparency private equity investors

    Investors and portfolio managers need greater transparency in the evaluation of their private equity portfolios. Paul DiBlasi explains how they can find it.