From Chris Iggo, Chief Investment Officer, Core Investments, AXA Investment Managers.
When I started in asset management, the chief rationale for bond investing was based on the compounding of income returns. After years of price volatility and central banks' distorting of yields, we are back to that simple mantra. Income...
Market and portfolio commentary from institutional investor Nuveen, as part of their quarterly Global Investment Committee Outlook.
Current market environment:
Overall growth in the U.S. and many other countries has either slowed, turned negative or been subject to greater instability amid a variety of economic obstacles.
Divergent monetary policy around...
From Challenger chief economist Dr Jonathan Kearns
The RBA’s pandemic era Term Funding Facility (TFF) comes to an end this week with the final date for repayment of these cheap loans. The TFF provided banks with 3-year funding from the RBA, initially at 0.25% but with later drawdowns at 0.1%,...
From QIC, Liquid Markets Group
The J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index (JACI) suite of indices expanded to include a new JACI Asia Pacific Index (JACI APAC) in 2023. The new index includes USD-denominated debt from the Asia Pacific region, expanding coverage of the existing JACI series by introducing new...
Seema shares her global markets outlook for the second half of the year following the recent Fed meeting.
Although the timing remains uncertain, investors can derive three key insights regarding the Fed's outlook:
Recent consumer and labour market survey data suggest that the next policy move will be a cut,...
BetaShares has two dedicated hybrid ETFs:
BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (ASX:HBRD), which is actively managed
BetaShares Australian Major Bank Hybrids Index ETF (ASX:BHYB), which is a passive fund that aims to track the performance of Solactive Australian Banking Preferred Shares Index
It’s important to note BetaShares’ two hybrid funds...
In brief
-Volatility has risen considerably in the eurozone, which may ultimately pave the way for buying opportunities.
-European fixed income valuation has improved.
-Disinflation is back on track in US.
Liberté, Egalité, Volatilité. Volatility has risen substantially in the eurozone over the past week due to escalating political risks in France. While...
From Nathan Shetty, Head of Multi-Asset, Nuveen
Key takeaways:
Previously effective investment strategies may have limited utility in the new environment. A more rigorous approach to diversification and risk management is now essential.
A considerably more dynamic approach to asset allocation is paramount. Country-specific risk profiles are changing and global investors should...
Ninety One multi-asset team analyst, Dan Morgan, discusses how US fiscal policy will continue to play an increasingly influential role. As investors navigate a new policymaking world, he considers what they should look out for.
In recent years there has been a definitive shift in fiscal policy from austerity to...
An inverted yield curve can be a signal that there will be a recession - and the current one is concerning investors.
However, "yield curves are not as reliable as expected as there are a number of factors that one has to consider", says Equity Trustees Asset Management.
"An inverted yield...
