Asset Allocation

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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High inflation in central and eastern Europe contrasts sharply with inflation in Latin America, which appears to have peaked. Photo by Ben Ostrower via Unsplash. CC-BY-2.0
Asset Allocation
July 22, 2022

Top 5 EMD in local currency: top spot for NNIP

With a first-half loss of 7 percent when measured in euro, the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, the…
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High yield street
Asset Allocation
July 21, 2022

High yield promising, if you believe in a snappy recession

As US companies revise their earnings forecasts en masse and fears of recession-induced defaults…
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The Zizkov television tower in Prague. Photo: Robert Eklund via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0
Asset Allocation
July 14, 2022

European pension funds slow to recognise infra benefits

While Canadian and Australian pension funds are set to increase their investments in infrastructure…
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ASML Cleanroom EUV in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Photo: ASML.
Asset Allocation
July 8, 2022

'The real risks are not yet incorporated in tech stocks'

This year is a tough one for tech stocks. Even companies like Dutch-based ASML, Europe’s leading…
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Asset Managers
July 8, 2022

European investors most concerned over greenwashing

Nearly two-thirds of investors in Europe are concerned about greenwashing, even though EU regulation…
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Right to left: Jan Longeval, Frank Vranken, Jan Vergote, Jurgen Vluijmans and moderator Michaël Van Droogenbroeck. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
June 27, 2022

Portfolio Day 2022: ‘Shareholder interests best served in US’

An investment portfolio today should consist predominantly of US assets. Impact investing is…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
June 23, 2022

Quintet still sees long term quality in tech stocks

Quintet Private Bank sees “significant long-term opportunities” in a world that has experienced…
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Niall Ferguson addressing the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2022

A rerun of the 1970s requires a profound rethink

It’s not difficult to compare today’s era to the 1970s. An energy crisis, a hot war, a cold war…
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Terry Smith, Chief Investment Officer at Fundsmith. Photo: Fundsmith.
Asset Allocation
June 13, 2022

Britain's Warren Buffett: 'Doing nothing is hard'

British asset manager Fundsmith follows a simple strategy: invest in strong companies, don’t pay too…
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Bear & bull
Asset Allocation
June 10, 2022

Top 5: US equity funds risk-adjusted

Over the past five years, US equities have shown superior performance. Measured over the five years…
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Mao Zedong's photo in Beijing. Photo via Pixabay.
Asset Allocation
June 3, 2022

Top 5: Chinese bond funds: HSBC GIF RMB in the lead

Chinese bonds have defied the general negative trend in bond and credit markets this year until…
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Euro note excerpt. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr CC BY 20.0
Asset Allocation
May 23, 2022

As yields rise, interest in Euro government bonds picks up

As yields increase, several fund houses have recently bought European government bonds, following…
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