Financial markets have undergone substantial changes as a result of regulatory shifts, but according to Pimco’s global head of portfolio risk management, William de Leon, much of the volatility currently in evidence has more to do with central-bank induced uncertainty than illiquidity.
Investors must adapt to a repeating market cycle of rising global growth fears, subsequent sell-off and rescue by ‘dovish’ central banks, said David Riley of BlueBay Asset Management.
Volatility is a word that seems to have strongly negative connotations whether you are talking about markets or somebody’s personality.
The risk of a serious devaluation of the renminbi is likely to continue to fuel market volatility, said Gary Greenberg, head of emerging markets at Hermes.
A quarter of advisers say they do not plan to allocate any investments to China over the next six months, according to research from Cofunds.
Architas is increasing its allocation to cash while maintaining an overweight allocation to alternative assets due to the volatility, said Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.
It has been quite a start to the year in financial markets and the initial impulse many will have is to batten down the hatches and try to weatherproof portfolios.
Vanguard has launched its first range of active ETFs as it seeks to extend its presence in Europe into active funds.
Low volatility stocks lose their defensive characteristics when rates go up and markets are under stress, fund managers told the audience at Expert Investor Norway last week. Is this a risk that could seriously unsettle markets, after the huge inflows into low volatility strategies in the past years?
A great deal has already been written about the challenges facing asset allocators in a world where bonds yields have been pushing lower for the better part of 30 years.
Markets at summer’s end were as volatile as the seasonal British weather. But how can investors prepare themselves for even stormier times?
Invesco Perpetual multi-asset team has revised its central economic thesis in light of the recent, ongoing volatility seen in markets.
