SandP indices South Africa external investors
The accessibility of South Africa to overseas investors has been improved with the launch of nine new indices by S&P Dow Jones that cover the South African equity market.
The accessibility of South Africa to overseas investors has been improved with the launch of nine new indices by S&P Dow Jones that cover the South African equity market.
S&P Capital IQ has said it is pursuing "strategic alternatives" for its fund research business, following an internal review of its product portfolio.
If stock markets are driven by investor sentiment (what else?) then we are in for a rip-roaring second half of this summer.
S&P has downgraded Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank from A plus to A in a reflection of growing concerns over the future of investment banking in Europe.
The business headlines last week were full of how volatile stock markets are as equities turned from black to red in a single trading day across the globe.
The S&P 500 has risen 13.7% in the past year, demonstrating a significant recovery in the US equities market, but not all funds have followed suit. We reveal the worst offenders here…
Multi-asset funds with strict mandates outperformed flexible asset allocation strategies during 2012 as political uncertainty reduced the reliability of allocation tools, according to S&P Capital IQ.
S&P Capital IQ has announced a raft of new hires as part of the expansion of its equities operations.
Industry experts reacted with horror to S&P Capital IQ claims that European high yield bond default rates could reach 32% in 2013, a figure which is estimated to be around twice the highest default rate on record.
European high yield bonds have remained popular in the first few months of the year despite yields declining by an average 5% during 2012 and the risk of default rising substantially, research from S&P Capital IQ shows.
Some of Europe’s economic woes are set to worsen in 2013, according to fixed income fund managers surveyed by Standard and Poors Capital IQ Fund Research.
Research by S&P Capital IQ shows UK fixed income managers are diversifying their portfolios by increasing their non-sterling exposure.