Market may be mispricing election risk – Russell Investments
The market may be incorrectly pricing the uncertainty resulting from the upcoming United Kingdom election, according to Nick French, head of UK Wealth Management at Russell Investments.
Volatility
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Return of meaningful volatility biggest risk
A return of market volatility is the predominant risk to investors in 2015, says PanAgora Asset Managements Bryan Belton.
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Dont conflate volatility and risk
While almost universally used as a proxy for risk, volatility is “far from synonymous with risk,” says Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman.
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Geopolitics complacency and nimbleness
News out of Japan that GDP shrunk the most since 2011 is just the latest shot across the bows of investor confidence, that seems rather higher than it should do.
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How much quieter can markets get
Threadneedle CIO, Mark Burgess, says the group has been left rather puzzled by the lack of an increase in core yields.
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Are markets just a little too calm
With volatility near or at record lows across most asset classes and central banks starting to change their tune, is it time to be a little more cautious?
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Volatility risks and monetary inactivism
Chris Iggo, CIO Fixed Income, AXA IM believes that markets may look back on this period after summer and wonder why volatility was so low.
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Liddle joins Church House
Sam Liddle joins Church House as sales director to bring its low volatility funds to UK intermediaries.
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Avivas Munro mulls low volatility fund
A month after joining Aviva Investors, the Standard Life GARS creator Euan Munro is planning the launch of a similar product.
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holding the fort
With equities surging ahead in the first half of this year, recent volatility has meant inevitable talk of a correction with investors wanting to protect their gains.
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Real assets lower volatility
Investments in real assets, such as timberland and infrastructure, can lower the volatility of mixed asset funds without hampering returns, according to think tank Global Financial Institute.
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time to make money out of market volatility
Equities may have surged ahead during the first half of this year but they have been hit in recent weeks, encouraging nervousness among investors who are now even more likely to turn towards capital protection in their portfolios.