All articles by Anthony Harrington
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Private Markets: Changes in trends and attitudes
Anthony Harrington assesses the interaction between the supply of private market impact opportunities and investor attitudes towards them
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Testing the value of diversified growth
Anthony Harrington finds managers keen to emphasise the robustness of the diversified growth concept following criticism from the likes of Willis Towers Watson
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Settlement: A pan-European platform
Anthony Harrington looks at the introduction of the Europe-wide Target-2 Securities settlement engine for securities transactions
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Securities lending squeezed
Anthony Harrington discusses the effects of the Basel III capital adequacy regulations on the securities lending business
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High Yield: Beyond traditional metrics
There are no short cuts in the evaluation of high-yield opportunities, according to Anthony Harrington
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Leveraged Loans: An attractive niche
Leveraged loans and CLOs represent a niche that is increasingly interesting for European institutional investors and multi-asset credit funds
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Catastrophe Risk: Earth, wind and diversification
Diversification across catastrophe risks between different territories and natural perils is essential, according to Anthony Harrington
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Private Placements & Speciality Lines: Sound private arrangements
Diversifying into aviation, marine and energy risks through private placements makes sense from a risk-and-return perspective, writes Anthony Harrington
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Asset Class Reports
Mid-caps: Time to take the middle road
Offering better outperformance than large-caps and more robust than small-caps, mid-caps are particularly attractive
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Outlook 2016: Weighing currency’s value
Currency movements are capable of wrong-footing even the experts. Yet many argue that there are enough predictable patterns to these movements to make currency a valuable asset class
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Securities Services: Tougher times for providers
Securities services providers are having to raise their game in response to demands of clients who face both increasing regulatory pressures and a low-yield environment
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Beyond Excel spreadsheets
Pension funds are increasingly turning to custodians for help in dealing with the complexities of investing in illiquid alternatives asset classes
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Euro-zone recovery: Insurance and repression
European insurers are finding ways to adapt to the prolonged period of low interest rates and unconventional monetary policy
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Asset Class Reports
High Yield: US issuers, euro spreads
A substantial spread differential is attracting US investment-grade issuers across the ocean to issue bonds in euros
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Special ReportSmart beta performance: Proving their worth
Real-market performance of three of the leading equity smart beta strategies shows these approaches have something worthwhile to offer
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Special ReportSpecial Report, The M&A Cycle: Turning the ratchet
Convertible bonds are not only a good way for fixed-income investors to protect themselves against the ravages of M&A. Martin Steward and Anthony Harrington find that they are a great risk-managed way to exploit the cycle, too
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Features
Special Report – Outlook 2015: Taxing times for investors
A crackdown on multinational tax avoidance could have significant impact on corporate strategy and portfolio investment theses, writes Anthony Harrington
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Features
ECB exercise to beef up ABS
The ECB hopes its plans to invest heavily in the asset-backed securitisation market will encourage other investors and ultimately help boost real economy lending, writes Anthony Harrington
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Africa: Could Africa feed the world?
Anthony Harrington asks whether the inextricable links between agriculture and infrastructure will constrain or unleash investment in Africa’s food-production potential
