Investors ditch gold despite soaring prices
Gold is hitting one high after another, but investors are dropping the precious metal
Safe Haven
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Sell-off leaves investors nowhere to hide as safe havens struggle to deliver
Many traditionally defensive assets have not lived up to their reputations
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Bearish Ruffer benefits from strong dollar
US dollar exposure has helped bearish Ruffer as UK economic growth grinds to a near halt.
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PA ANALYSIS: For gold’s sake, stop talking safe havens
Gold has had a good start to 2016 but three months of positive fund returns and an upwardly mobile price are not enough to badge it as a safe haven.
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real trends blend with real assets
Philip Richards says investors should reassess what they understand by risky assets in today’s environment, arguing that trends such as increased urbanisation are far more valuable measures of investment trends.
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How safe are safe havens
2011 was a difficult year for investors, but more so because of the sizeable macro risks that had to be considered rather than the impact of negative returns.
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japan and germany 2011 favourites
Perceived safe havens Japan and Germany were the only equity fund groups to see net inflows for the year in 2011, according to research from EPFR Global.
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us dollar now the sole safe haven currency
Jack McIntyre gives the reasons behind his assertion that the US dollar is in fact the only genuine safe-haven currency.
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the aud a strong alternative for turbulent times
Since the onset of the global financial crisis, the role of the Australian dollar (AUD) and its correlation to global markets has changed markedly the AUD is now less positively correlated with global share market movements and commodity prices.