SLI Gars follows tide of global money chasing EM
Emerging market ETFs record largest monthly inflow in January
Emerging market ETFs record largest monthly inflow in January
Fund managers have slashed their global equity allocations to the lowest level since November 2016, spooked by fears of a trade war.
Global fund managers are finally turning positive on US equities and commodities while sentiment towards Europe and emerging markets has cooled, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.
Investors in the Blackrock Emerging Europe investment trust will be able to exit at the net asset value, a regulatory filing published on Wednesday said.
Standard Life Investments has added an oil majors versus global equities strategy to its Global Absolute Return Strategies to exploit rising commodities prices.
Carlos Hardenberg, lead manager for the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEMIT), has resigned but will remain as portfolio manager until 31 March 2018.
Global fund managers upped their emerging markets overweight to a net 47% in September, while increasing their underweight to the US, according to the latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch survey.
Global fund managers upped their emerging markets overweight to a net 47% in September, while increasing their underweight to the US, according to the latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch survey.
Rising commodity prices and assurance of continued low interest rates saw emerging market equity funds welcome fresh inflows for the seventh week running, their longest winning streak since last September.
A Trumped-up US economy, taper tantrum and a dollar bull market do not have to be insurmountable headwinds for emerging market equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Luke Barrs.
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.
Select Asian markets are showing encouraging signs, but the likely strengthening of the US dollar is a strong headwind.