Currency – Page 11
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News
Time to review currency hedges given volatility, say consultants
Big movements in major currencies could be a chance to look again at hedges – but don’t try to time the market
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Pension funds’ liquidity problems are getting worse, says Northern Trust
Knowing how liquid portfolios might be at any given point is said to be critical for asset owners
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator January 2017
What a difference a month makes. With the previous indicator poll taken days before the US election, this month’s results illustrate how managers have digested markets’ reactions to the outcome
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Bond yields have been rising, which is not that surprising given that sharp sell-offs in government markets have been reasonably frequent in the multi-year bull-run
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator December 2016
With the US election over, the opportunity of interpreting expectations of managers just prior to it is interesting. There were some interesting changes in the most recent period, but by far the most intriguing was the shifting of expectations to stability in equity markets without significant changes elsewhere.
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NewsPFA returns nearly double on interest rate, currency hedging
Danish pension fund cites increased allocations to corporate bonds, real estate
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Special Report
EM rally greeted with caution
Emerging market currencies have been boosted recently by strong inflows from investors seeking higher returns. But Ayşe Ferliel Barounos finds not everyone expects the rebound to last
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Special Report
Yen and renminbi: The big yen and yuan story
Policies being pursued by Japan and China for different reasons are behind the rising yen and the falling renminbi that are having significant effects on financial markets
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Special Report
Special Report: Currency - Behind the strong dollar
Several factors have combined to boost the dollar’s performance, finds David Turner
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator November 2016
Summer is over. Gone for the next nine months are the warm nights, and worry-free days…correction, only the warm nights have gone. The worry-free days did not exist this summer, and they still do not.
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Features
Ahead of the Curve: There’s gold in currency trading
Christopher Cruden makes the case for investing in gold by treating it as a major currency
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NewsComplementa: Swiss schemes increasing alternatives, FX hedging
Consultancy’s risk study shows success of more ‘expensive’ strategies
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: Share holders and currency exposures
Joseph Mariathasan looks into how companies should trade currency in what looks set to be a volatile year
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Special Report
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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Special Report
Special Report: Currency - A dangerously underrated risk
Anthony Harrington finds that investors can easily overlook the foreign exchange risk that comes with investing outside of their own currency area
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Special Report
Debate: Is a world currency war ahead?
Yes, says Michael Howell, managing director of CrossBorder Capital As the world gets bigger it seems to become ever more volatile. So its financial markets ride an endemic eight or nine rollercoaster with dizzying, white-knuckle peaks occurring in 1972, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2007-08 and now maybe in 2015 too. ...
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
Another summer passes with huge market moves and chaotic trading days. China’s stock markets ‘wobbles’ are still ongoing, and while emerging markets – especially in Asia – are still being sorely buffeted, more developed markets have attained some degree of calm.
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News
Varma warns exchange rate risk returning to euro
Finnish pensions insurer sees 4.3% first-half investment return
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
This year looks like it could be remembered as the Bund sell-off year, or perhaps even the Bund Blowback, with one of the intraday price falls larger than any recorded (by Bloomberg) in the past quarter century
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NewsInsurance company tenders €200m EM currency mandate using IPE-Quest
Strategy should combine top-down country/sector selection with bottom-up duration/issue selection
