AXA’s Thomas: Market stability? It’s ‘wishful thinking’
AXA IM’s Nigel Thomas believes market stability in 2017 is “wishful thinking” with equities to continue to behave unexpectedly as geopolitics remain in a state of flux.
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AXA IM makes triple appointment
AXA Investment Management has announced three senior appointments in its real assets and Rosenberg branches.
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PA ANALYSIS: Could mixed January jobs data derail the Fed’s plans?
The first US nonfarm payroll data since Donald Trump’s inauguration has made the Federal Reserve’s next rate moves harder to calculate, leaving investment professionals split on the US economy’s inflation trajectory.
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10 years of iPhone – how much have Apple investors made?
The iPhone is 10-years old today, helping Apple’s share price increase tremendously since the smartphone was unveiled on 9 January 2007.
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PA ANALYSIS: What if Trump succeeds?
Last year at about this time I wrote a piece titled: What if the Fed is wrong and other scary thoughts for 2016?
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FTSE 100 falters as Ofcom orders BT split
The index dipped by 0.53% to 6763 Tuesday morning as Ofcom launched formal proceedings to legally separate Openreach from BT Group.
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Axa IM launches ‘buy and monitor’ US high-yield bond fund
Axa Investment Managers (IM) has launched a US high-yield bond fund for Carl ‘Pepper‘ Whitbeck, head of US fixed income at the group.
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Are ESG funds doomed to fail under Trump?
President-elect Donald Trump might not be all bad for funds that make impactful investments in clean energy, technology or innovative pharmaceuticals, says AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen.
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EMD risks abating, argues Axa IM
General risks for investors in emerging-market debt are ebbing, which is why global institutional investors are likely to continue to add exposure, said Michael Ganske, portfolio manager at Axa Investment Managers.
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AXA IM poaches Goldman’s duo for Juillard’s ‘Chorus’ AR team
AXA Investment Managers has hired Jérôme Brochard and Hector Chan from Goldman Sachs as part of Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard’s new liquid absolute return team, named AXA IM Chorus.
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BoE holds rates but November cut on the cards
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously voted to hold rates at 0.25% Thursday, but economists expect another rate cut will materialise in November.
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Fixed income returns ‘unexpectedly strong’ – Axa IM’s Iggo
Returns, generally speaking, have been unexpectedly strong in 2016, according to Chris Iggo CIO of global fixed income at AXA Investment Managers.