Maha Khan Phillips
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Risk & Portfolio Construction: Time to diversify
Investors diversify across asset classes, risk factors and investment styles. Maha Khan Phillips asks if trading time horizon brings anything extra to the process
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Risk & Portfolio Construction: Always in style
Four or five equity-investing ‘styles’ appear to be systematically rewarded over time. Maha Khan Phillips asks if it is possible to use them to diversify a long-only portfolio
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Banks back in favour
Fund managers are overweight banking stocks for the first time since 2007. But Maha Khan Phillips finds that not everyone is convinced that now is the time to buy
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Outlook 2013: Euro Scenarios: The euro-zone’s no-man’s land
Germany’s bonds are safe-haven, ‘risk-off’ assets. Spain’s are ‘risk-on’ assets. But Maha Khan Phillips asks how investors should think about allocations to markets like France and Belgium
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Equity Sectors: Cashed-up and ready to grow
Institutional investors are underweight technology, but managers say the sector works well as a defensive play, finds Maha Khan Phillips
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Equity Sectors: Don’t speculate to accumulate
The sectors offer better long-term prospects than short-term ones, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Too early to tell
It’s clear to everyone that globalisation is re-shaping the world economy. But Maha Khan Phillips asks questions of the consensus around which sectors will benefit
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Securities Services: Fund administrators gear up for change
In a nascent market where there is everything to play for, private equity fund administrators are gearing up for a host of regulatory and market changes, writes Maha Khan Phillips
NewsGeopolitical risk of investments 'must be taken more seriously'
Geopolitical risk has been neglected for last 25 years, says Canonbury's Pippa Malmgren.
NewsInvestors should worry about deflation, says UK's Blanchflower
Former member of Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee concedes central banks have missed recession.
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Inflation Assets: Intricacies of infrastructure
Infrastructure can offer some inflation protection, but pension funds must know what they are doing, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Keeping the global engine cool
Emerging markets might not have suffered the same financial pains as developed markets during the credit crisis, but Maha Khan Phillips finds they have a host of fiscal and monetary decisions to make as things get back to normal
Special ReportAsian debt takes centre stage
Asian debt provides diversification and good risk-adjusted returns, argue emerging markets managers. Maha Khan Phillips takes a look at how institutional investors can access the asset class and where the best opportunities lie
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Liquidity fears dampen alternative ETF allure
While interest grows in new esoteric ETF products, institutional investors are unimpressed with the lack of liquidity in some areas, writes Maha Khan Phillips
FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
