Building foundations: Rethinking financial risk in the European real estate sector
The sector’s debt is unsustainable, yet it is being labelled as low credit risk, writes Neuberger Berman’s Usson
The sector’s debt is unsustainable, yet it is being labelled as low credit risk, writes Neuberger Berman’s Usson
According to a study from platform comparison provider InvestinGoal
Climate change, supply chain difficulties, rising inflation and the war in Ukraine make for a perfect recipe for disaster
The passives price war is prompting some ETF providers to bypass big-brand indices
“Much more needs to be done” by the big three credit ratings agencies to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into their issuer ratings, according to Neuberger Berman.
Multi-factor investing is being billed as the next big thing by asset managers eager to continue to weaponise passive management.
Fewer than half of all UK equity funds manage to survive longer than 10 years, according to the latest research from ratings agency S&P.
The S&P Indices versus active funds (SPIVA) Scorecard revealed that the amount of actively managed UK equity funds that failed to beat the benchmark quadrupled from 22.2% to 87.22% between 2015 and 2016.
S&P has downgraded the UK’s sovereign credit ratings on the back of the country’s decision to leave the European Union.
It’s been a strong year for active managers in the UK, with 82% outperforming the S&P UK benchmark index in the 12 months to 30 June 2015.
S&P has lowered Japan’s sovereign credit rating from AA- to A+ on concerns about the strength of the ongoing economic recovery.
Energy company share prices may appear attractive at face-value, but managers remain stock-focused amid renewed sector optimism.