All Asset Class Reports articles – Page 10
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Asset Class ReportsCryptocurrencies: A match made in heaven – or hell
Cryptocurrencies could offer handsome returns to hedge funds. Or they could be a disaster
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Asset Class ReportsInnovation is key for pharma
Europe’s pharmaceuticals sector must be innovative to stay ahead of global rivals
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Asset Class ReportsBrexit: Deal or no deal
Brexit uncertainties are making stockpicking a difficult task
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Asset Class ReportsEuropean Equities - Auto sector: Rough road ahead
Europe’s automotive industry faces global challenges ranging from emissions standards to trade disputes and radical transformation of the industry
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Asset Class ReportsIssuance: Down but not out
The huge growth of BBB-rated credits in the investment-grade sector has raised some concern but there are opportunities for investors
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Asset Class ReportsRatings: When corporates can trump sovereigns
Several factors can place corporate credit ratings higher than that of the domicile country
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Asset Class ReportsInvestment Grade Credit: Veering between extremes
Capital markets are fluctuating between optimism and pessimism
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate equity: An expanding universe
A significant growth in direct lending has helped boost the private equity market
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Asset Class ReportsVenture capital: Venturing further in Europe
The European venture capital market is increasingly attractive
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Asset Class ReportsAsset allocation: Opportunities abound despite volatility
The many uncertainties on the global stage might not be bad news for everyone
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Asset Class ReportsInstitutional investors to hasten exit from public markets in 2019
Large-scale poll sees pension funds boosting private assets, with a focus on private equity and real estate
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High yield: Coping with a new environment
This year high-yield investors will have to weather not only the winding up of quantitative easing but additional political challenges
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Banking debt: The paradox of bank debt
The peculiarity of bank debt is that it can be issued by institutions with strong balance sheets
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Asset Class ReportsLeveraged loans: Applying leverage
Leveraged loans have performed well recently but regulators are expressing concerns about risks
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Global Equities: Valuation vagaries
Mean reversion is useful in valuing stocks, but there are many unpredictable factors that can disrupt long-term assumptions
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Case Study: Local Pensions Partnership
LPP’s Richard Savage describes his approach to running an in-house global equities portfolio
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FAANGS: Tech black swan in the wings?
The US technology giants could be hit by extreme risks
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Central Banks: Be wary of the bulls
Opposing views on the timing and effects of quantitative tightening suggest investors should be cautious of high valuations
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Emerging Market Debt: Sentiments drown out sense
The political and economic uncertainty surrounding Turkey and Argentina is distracting investors from the sound fundamentals to be found elsewhere across the asset class
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Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Small-cap effects
Some US smaller companies may benefit from America First policies but others will not
