All Equities articles – Page 69
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Features
Asset Allocation: Ahead of the Curve - Sales drive private-equity alpha
A recent study of 450 realised private-equity deals finds that sales growth is a key component for alpha generation, according to Ian Roberts
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Features
Equity Earnings: Burning the furniture
Many companies with strong balance sheets are using that position to bolster weak income statements
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News
Swiss investor tenders ESG equity mandate using IPE-Quest
Investor prefers ‘integration’ approach to ESG
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News
German, French parents of UK DB schemes exposed to indirect equity risk
Barnett Waddingham surveys cover companies with UK subsidiaries
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News
Experts champion investment in emerging markets as way to cut risk
Risk priced into emerging markets but not Western investments, managers argue
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News
Pension fund for Douwe Egberts ramps up risk profile with new strategy
Coffee producer’s scheme to divest from commodities entirely
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging grey area
Joseph Mariathasan finds ‘emerging markets’ to be a legacy concept that has become increasingly blurred and illogical
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Special Report
A-shares: The best is yet to come
China is a compelling story for investors despite the recent market volatility, argues Charles Salvador. But he warns against short-term thinking and half-hearted approaches
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Asset Class Reports
Call of the frontier markets
Frontier markets can offer huge attractions but investors need to pay attention to country backdrops and economic effects. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging & frontier market equities – A recurring upbeat record
Despite the volatility currently affecting emerging market equities at the moment, emerging markets have suffered periods of volatility in the past followed by rapid recoveries.
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Asset Class ReportsIran: A giant prospect on the horizon
Iran looks likely to be reintegrated into the global community after the question of nuclear proliferation has been resolved. Joseph Mariathasan looks at what the opening of one of the world’s largest inaccessible economies could bring
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NewsNorwegian sovereign fund suffers 4.9% quarterly loss
Volatile equity markets see listed holdings return -8.5%, as fixed income, real estate remain positive
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News
Benelux investor tenders large-cap equity mandate using IPE Quest
Client looking for portfolio managed with ‘truly long-term’ investment horizon
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NewsPension fund tenders smart-beta equity mandate using IPE Quest
Fund managers should have at least €250m in AUM in asset class
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News
Funding at largest Dutch schemes takes another hammering
Coverage ratios for four of five largest pension funds falls below 100%
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News
Swiss MP seeks to remove 'stigma' from infrastructure
Average performance for Swiss schemes lags over third quarter
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News
Finnish pension funds defend domestic investment stance
Solidium chief bemoans shrinking Finnish equities investment
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Features
Asset Management: Expectations coming down to earth
In this final article on a new study, Nicholas Lyster and Amin Rajan argue that the tail winds from quantitative easing (QE) will be easing noticeably
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Asset Class ReportsGlobal Equities: Ecology of a mega-cap
China has leapfrogged Japan into second place after the US on the global mega-companies list. We explore attributes that help companies develop into giants
