Asset Allocation

Federal Reserve
Asset Allocation
October 12, 2022

‘If interest rates peak in six months, now is time to act’

Many investors are on the fence about re-entering the badly battered bond market when the bottom may…
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‘Infrastructure is an attractive inflation hedge’
Asset Allocation
October 12, 2022

‘Infrastructure is an attractive inflation hedge’

Infrastructure is not immune to the current economic malaise, but it is important to isolate…
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Jan Longeval, independent investment strategist and Senior Advisor of Eurinvest Partners
Asset Allocation
September 23, 2022

‘Gold remains an insurance policy against chaos’

Gold prices have been struggling since the beginning of the year, quoting below $1,700 per ounce…
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Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.
Asset Allocation
September 22, 2022

Probably the best and worst year ever for bonds

This will probably be the worst but also the best year for bonds ever. Rising interest rates and…
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Asset Allocation
September 16, 2022

Morningstar's Top 5: Fidelity leads defensive mix funds

It has been a challenging period so far for both equities and bonds in 2022. The era of loose…
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As inflation subsides, M&G Investments eyes slowdown and war
Asset Allocation
September 15, 2022

As inflation subsides, M&G eyes slowdown and war

Central bank interest rate hikes seems to have had their desired effect, with signs pointing to the…
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Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again
Asset Allocation
September 15, 2022

Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again

Europe’s biggest fund manager, Amundi, is telling investors that it is time to get back into the…
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‘Make no mistake: the next six months won’t be pretty’
Asset Allocation
September 8, 2022

‘Make no mistake: the next six months won’t be pretty’

The era of negative interest rates on government bonds is over, but the moment when government bonds…
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Top 5: quality equity funds
Asset Allocation
September 2, 2022

Top 5: quality equity funds

Factor investing, an investment approach that involves targeting specific drivers of return across…
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Han Dieperink: the added value of low volatility
Asset Allocation
September 1, 2022

The added value of low volatility

Low-risk stocks do better in the long run than high-risk stocks. For the record, this story equates…
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Pauline Grange of Columbia Threadneedle
Asset Managers
August 12, 2022

The energy transition as a source of opportunity

Pauline Grange (Columbia Threadneedle) emphasises the opportunities that currently exist in the…
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Top 5. Photo by Joanna Poe via Flickr CC BY 2.0
Asset Allocation
August 12, 2022

Top 5 biggest outflows: big pain for Pimco

The erratic first half of 2022, which sent leading stock market indices into bear market territory…
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Frankfurt stock exchange
Asset Managers
August 10, 2022

Europe is much less attractive than the US

Europe’s energy supply is under severe pressure, and the 8.9% inflation rate in the eurozone seems…
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Ethenea’s investment strategist Andrea Siviero, who manages the firm’s 56 million euro Hesper Global Solutions fund. Photo: Ethenea.
Asset Allocation
August 2, 2022

Ethenea’s Siviero sees Swiss franc, yen as safe havens

With a recession looming in Europe, investors again are on the lookout for suitable safe havens…
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