Lazard launch offshore global equity income fund
The Dublin-based global equity income fund mirrors its onshore version.
The Dublin-based global equity income fund mirrors its onshore version.
As a global equity income manager, Pat Ryan explains why he is avoiding the traditional large-cap, defensive stocks you would expect to form the foundation of an equity income product.
Lazard Asset Management has launched a Ucits version of its long/short equity Global Hexagon strategy, to be led by Jean-Daniel Malan.
Shoppers can finally begin loosening their belts but not if official data is to be believed.
From an investment point of view, emerging markets have had a fairly tough time in the past couple of years, with funds in the IMA’s Global Emerging Markets category returning on average 7% in the past year compared to 9.3% from the MSCI World Index.
Lazard has re-opened its Emerging Markets Fund and is waiving the initial charge to encourage new investment.
Emerging markets have seen a huge sell-off since the end of Q1, with the eurozone and (lack of) pace of the global economy to blame. So should investors be looking elsewhere for returns on capital?
Lazard Asset Management has launched the Global Controlled Volatility Fund, a long-only strategy designed to achieve market-like returns with 20% to 40% less volatility than its benchmark.
The eurozone needs to adopt a hard-line of invasive centralised control, or surveillance with bite, according to former EU Trade Commissioner Lord Mandelson.
Lazard AM’s UK equity team suggest stocks with relatively high PE ratios can still prosper.