developing turkey still more developed than most
Pierre Ciret walks investors in and around Turkey, a country economically and geographically well positioned that he describes as “a model for development and GDP expansion”.
Profiles & Comment
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be nimble and defensive in a waiting game
Charlie Kerr treads a fine line between downside protection, taking advantage of volatility and being ready for when the upturn comes so, for him, liquid and nimble is the way to play it.
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Fracking all over the world
Mark Harris argues that if the US succeeds in becoming a net energy exporter, thereby reducing its reliance on supplies from the Middle East, it will have a wide and profound economic, political and investment impact.
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portfolio impacts of ltro
Richard Cumming-Bruce warns of the transient nature of the boon given to markets by the ECB’s Long-Term Refinancing Operation and assesses its impact on the second half of the year.
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Momentum strategies benefit from lack of liquidity
Jonathan Smith uses historical analysis as well as up-to-date investment thinking to explain how momentum strategies benefit investors in times of low liquidity and weak growth. Sound a familiar environment, anyone?
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lessons from strat bonds upping high yield
Shauna Bevan has seen a trend of strategic bond managers upping their high yield allocations and takes a fresh look at the asset class
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case for residential in a multi asset portfolio
Chris Down argues asset allocators should choose now to stop missing out on what has so far been forty years of a positive return profile from residential property.
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watching where debt goes
Believing that emerging market debt is heading for a correction, HSBC’s Guillermo Osses has recently taken the step of reducing the risk on his portfolios.
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a delicate balancing act
Jai Jacob, head of Lazards multi-strategy team, explains the balance between value and growth, equities and fixed income, credit and debt when it comes to emerging market investing.
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shortterm investors are shortsighted investors
Tatjana Greil Castro urges investors and portfolio managers to stop being so short-termist and look more to medium and long-term fundamentals before making their investment decisions.
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fixed income or equity exposure for ems
There is widespread agreement that longer-term investors should have some exposure to emerging markets but the question remains when, how and why they should invest in fixed income and/or equities.
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politics intrudes on troubled euro markets
John Redwood casts his expert eye over the political changes in France and Holland and adds them to the context of a struggling eurozone.
