Asset Allocation

Coal mining and electricity production in Bełchatów, Poland. Photo CC via Flickr.
Asset Allocation
March 11, 2022

‘Switch to low carbon era may disrupt financial system’

An abrupt and disorderly transition to a low carbon economy risks disrupting the financial system as…
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European flag. Photo CC via Flickr.
Asset Allocation
March 11, 2022

Top 5: European equities offer value and dividends 

While US companies are generally praised for their quality, strong competitive advantages and high…
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LNG tanker in the port of Rotterdam. Photo: Kees Torn, CC via Flickr.
Asset Allocation
March 10, 2022

Why oil prices will rise further 

Expectations are growing that oil prices will rise further. The most recent rise was prompted by…
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Gold. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
March 9, 2022

Gold takes up its role as safe-haven

Gold is playing its traditional role in the flight to safety and rose above 2000 dollars per troy…
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Chris Govaerts, Nagelmackers chief strategist
Asset Allocation
March 3, 2022

Nagelmackers sees UK, China, Brazil as macro hedge

A global macro strategy seems the place to be in the current extremely volatile stock market climate…
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Bloomberg terminals in use. Photo by Lisa Barker via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Asset Allocation
March 2, 2022

Russian assets now seen as 'morally reprehensible'

Russia ETFs or funds are dropping out of the market in droves. Some are still open, as market makers…
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ESG Finance. Photo: Unsplash
Asset Allocation
March 1, 2022

Worldwide inflows into ESG funds decline

Worldwide net inflows into Exchange Traded Funds with an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)…
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ESG Finance. Photo: Unsplash
Asset Allocation
February 24, 2022

European ESG debt issuance almost doubled in 2021

Issuance of ESG debt in Europe almost doubled last year as more sovereign and supranational issuers…
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Federal Reserve
Asset Allocation
February 15, 2022

Bond investors on the edge of their seat

Investors awaiting higher yields on government bonds have systematically been missing out for four…
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Protest sign 'break free from fossil fuels'. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
February 9, 2022

Morningstar: 'Green' funds to outpace 'grey' by mid-2022

European mutual funds that promote green investments saw assets increase by some 22 percent in the…
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Asset Managers
February 8, 2022

Avoiding dry powder involves choosing complex investments

Record levels of funds invested into private asset strategies has led to the phenomenon of “too much…
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Risk - Loic Leray
Asset Allocation
January 26, 2022

High yield investors shift to riskiest piece

In the search for yield, some high yield investors are shifting to a broader mandate to invest in…
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Charles-Henri Kerkhove, Fidelity
Asset Allocation
January 14, 2022

2022 to be capital markets tipping point year

2022 will be another exciting year for financial markets. Investors operate in an environment of…
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Pigeonholing on the beach 
Asset Allocation
January 6, 2022

Economist's view: the fight against the pigeonholing spirit

An equity portfolio can be approached in various ways. There is a division between domestic shares…
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