Developed Markets

  • Bfinance report: Investors increase their appetite for risk assets in Q3

    Bfinance report: Investors increase their appetite for risk assets in Q3

    Investor interest in equities increased by 7% over the quarter

  • Will a taper tantrum hit emerging markets?

    Will a taper tantrum hit emerging markets?

    Emerging market debt has been attracting robust inflows but as the US dollar strengthens, monetary policy tightens and volatility rises can the asset class retain its appeal?

  • CFA: Corporate bonds still perceived as overvalued

    CFA: Corporate bonds still perceived as overvalued

    Investors have viewed corporate bonds as overvalued for the past five quarters, data has found.

  • Global equities and bonds increasingly seen as overvalued, CFA survey reveals

    Global equities and bonds increasingly seen as overvalued, CFA survey reveals

    Growing uncertainty in developed markets and a flight to safe haven assets post-Brexit have skewed valuations, according to an increasing number of industry professionals polled by the CFA Society of the UK.

  • PIMCO targets global equity markets with four-strong fund suite

    PIMCO targets global equity markets with four-strong fund suite

    PIMCO has expanded its global equity offering, teaming up with investment solutions provider Research Affiliates on the launch of a four-strong fund suite.

  • Wealth managers derisking on fear of correction

    Wealth managers derisking on fear of correction

    Its a mantra weve all become accustomed to: equity valuations are not cheap, but nor are they excessively expensive. But are we just setting ourselves up for a fall?

  • EM recoupling How to play it

    EM recoupling How to play it

    George Iwanicki, Global Macro Strategist, Emerging Market Equities, J.P. Morgan Asset Management looks at the recoupling of select emerging markets and the developed world.

  • Identifying the risks is half the battle

    Identifying the risks is half the battle

    According to John Redwood, while there is plenty to worry about, there is as yet no one dominant fear to bring the markets crashing down.

  • Is it time to re-draw the EM categories

    Is it time to re-draw the EM categories

    MSCIs recent decision to remove South Korea and Taiwan from its review list and exclude Chinas A-shares from its EM index raises a few questions about how we should be thinking about emerging markets.

  • Korea Taiwan no longer in running MSCI

    Korea Taiwan no longer in running MSCI

    According to MSCI the two countries have been removed from the review list for reclassification as developed markets because of an absence of progress on outstanding areas of concern.

  • Tides turning for EM and DM worlds

    Tides turning for EM and DM worlds

    At a time when emerging markets appear to be losing their two pillars of support – QE being withdrawn and China growth weakening, the US growth picture is also showing signs of cracks.

  • Billions flow to developed equity funds

    Billions flow to developed equity funds

    Year to date some $153bn has gone into developed market funds while $1.4bn has come out of emerging market portfolios globally, according to global fund flow data from BofA Merrill Lynch (BofAML).