‘Westernisation’ of Chinese banks threatens US and European counterparts – Dehn
The ‘Westernisation’ of Chinese banks will see them directly competing with their US and European counterparts, says Ashmore’s Jan Dehn.
The ‘Westernisation’ of Chinese banks will see them directly competing with their US and European counterparts, says Ashmore’s Jan Dehn.
If ever there was an area of the fixed income market to be investing in that is dominated by sentiment then, since May at least, corporate credit is probably it.
With the United States’ equities bull-run into its sixth year and valuations looking pretty much up to the brim, investor sentiment has steadily shifted more in favour of European stocks – but should investors really make big cuts to their US allocation?
Inflows into the European exchange-traded fund space hit their lowest ebb for six months in May, according to a BlackRock report.
A closing of the gap between the real economy and financial market recovery is promising, says BlackRock’s Justin Christofel, but thin margins of safety mean investors must tread carefully.
Risk is not theoretical, it is very real: this is the key principle Courtiers chief investment officer Gary Reynolds works to.
F&C Investment Trust saw its dividend per share rise for the 44th consecutive year in 2014, the group announced in its annual statement.
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The European exchange-traded fund space is set to more than double within the next five years, BlackRock has said.
The first reporting deadline for the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has now passed, although “obstacles” still stand in the way of full compliance.
The European equities space is poised to receive a wave of foreign capital as overseas investors run out of reasons not to buy, said Tony Lanning, manager of JP Morgan Asset Managements Fusion fund range.
Increased regulation and relatively low valuations are leading to significant opportunities in the US financial sector, says Invesco Perpetuals Stephen Anness.