All articles by Martin Steward – Page 3
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Asset Class Reports
European Equities: Debating ‘quality’
Martin Steward finds three strategies, each with impressive longevity, illustrating three very different interpretations of ‘quality’ in European equities
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Features
War, what is it good for?
In the UK we’ve had quantitative easing for so long now that one of the bonds that the Bank of England started buying in August 2009 is about to mature. When that happens, on 7 March, the Bank says that it will re-invest the £6.6bn in more bonds. Is that monetary loosening? My brain hurts just thinking about it.
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NewsMSCI index head warns investors to prepare for China's market opening
CHINA – 'Landmark' event could see MSCI Emerging Market index almost double China weighting.
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Asset Class Reports
Small & Mid-Cap Equities: Punching above their weight
Martin Steward takes a tour of some world-beating European companies with four leading small-caps managers
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Features
Contagious junk?
Speculation that European downgrades could squeeze EM corporate bond issuers is overblown, finds Martin Steward
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Features
Lies, damned lies and valuations
The Barclays UK Government Inflation-Linked Bond index experienced a 13 standard-deviation event on 10 January.
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News
Lyxor launches institutional managed account share class
GLOBAL – S-share will deliver more fee-negotiating power in hedge fund managed accounts.
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News'Junk' Treasuries no haven even in depression, Faber warns
GLOBAL – Economist would prefer to hold equities even in deflationary environment.
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News
When China sneezes... 2014
Beware complacency about the synchronising economics of the world at large, Martin Steward warns.
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Asset Class Reports
Emerging & frontier equities – A turn in the cycle
There is a tussle between ‘quality’ and cyclicality among the top strategies in emerging market equities. Martin Steward looks at how three portfolios are shaping up for a possible turn in risk appetite
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Interviews
Enjoying a Renaissance
Renaissance Asset Managers (RAM) has had a great run since it was founded as part of Renaissance Group, the Moscow-based financial services firm, in 2003.
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Interviews
Focus and flexibility
One can tell from the name ‘Alternative Investment Group’ that this is a more venerable fund of hedge funds, pre-dating the post-dot-com stampede: it’s not exactly ‘Google-search optimised’.
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Owning hedge funds
Neuberger Berman has launched Dyal Capital Partners to buy minority stakes in hedge fund businesses. Martin Steward reports on how it changes the dynamics for hedge-fund investors
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
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Features
Shaking up high yield
Considering the trend to combine loans and high-yield bonds in the same products, Martin Steward finds the sub-investment grade landscape changing and new opportunities becoming apparent – especially in senior secured
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Features
Storm-ready
Devastating natural phenomena are measured with two types of intensity scale. Hurricanes have the Saffir-Simpson scale for wind speed, for example, but also the Fujita scale that measures property damage.
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NewsInstitutional investor surveys reveal marked risk aversion
EUROPE – Respondents cite euro-zone collapse as biggest macroeconomic threat for coming year.
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NewsHedge funds: What's wrong with a 0% return?
Judge hedge funds' diversification benefits by their optionality, not their risk/return.
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Special Report
Risk Managed Equities: A better mousetrap
A pioneer of the alternative indexing world weighs in with a minimum-variance product. Martin Steward talks to Rob Arnott about his latest innovation
