policymakers key to better market performance
Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at BlackRock, says markets will be range-bound for the foreseeable future, with an improvement dependent on policymakers “gaining traction”.
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China bull vs bear is an outdated debate
Henry Zhang argues that investors need to broaden their scope when considering China as an investment opportunity, and avoid pulling their money every time it is risk off in markets.
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Investors still confused about volatility etfs
The popularity of ETFs and ETNs which trade in volatility has grown in recent years, though there remain misconceptions about how they work, according to a new research paper from S&P Indices.
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african agriculture to follow chinese industry
Yvonne Mhango points out how the transformation of African agriculture will change as dynamically and importantly as Brazil’s just has, and that China’s industries continue to.
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dedicated mm ratings from scopic research
Scopic Research is a research company run by Paul Ilott that provides qualitative ratings on multi-manager funds for those using them directly or recommending them for clients.
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beware the cds that doesnt pay out on default
Tim Cockerill questions the real value of some sovereign credit default swaps while urging investors to look closely at corporate CDS that only pay out on some, not all tiers of debt.
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pa analysis is brazil poised for recovery
The correlation of global markets is probably at its highest level ever, but surely not all economies deserve to be treated with equal disdain. So has Brazil’s recent under-performance presented an opportunity to pile in?
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european and us instability are passing china by
Caroline Maurer assesses the structural changes needed for China to resume its medium-term growth plan while adding that once Europe and the US start to stabilise their true lack of impact on China wil be seen.
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global research helps domestic uk investment
Christopher Jennings explains why taking a global view can help investment decisions when running a more domestic-focused portfolio.
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spdr etfs offers euro fixed income product to UK
The exchange-traded funds platform of State Street Global Advisers, SPDR ETFs, has registered a new fixed income product for sale in the UK, the SPDR Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Euro Government Bond.
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kames capital expands fixed income team
Kames Capital has hired Greg Mackay to work as a derivatives specialist in its fixed income team.
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active etfs to lose competitive advantage post rdr
Swiss & Global is planning to launch a new range of “Smart” ETFs in the New Year which will be actively managed despite an industry-wide lack of conviction for such products.