Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
April 15, 2020

BNP Paribas expects V-shaped recovery

A study of bear markets shows that in 70 percent of the cases stock markets fell back to a new low…
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Asset Allocation
April 9, 2020

‘Buyback suspensions increase US market volatility’

Market volatility will increase as a result of a decline in share buybacks and lower earnings growth…
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Asset Allocation
April 6, 2020

Did ETFs really pass the bear market test?

ETFs have remained open for business during the coronacrisis, while credit markets were largely…
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Asset Allocation
April 3, 2020

Coronacrisis reinforces trends in real estate

The coronacrisis has hit the real estate sector hard. Much of the damage could prove to be permanent…
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Asset Allocation
April 1, 2020

Fund managers fear more dividend cuts

Fund managers expect more companies to cut their dividends, following the example set by banks…
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Asset Allocation
March 26, 2020

'Risk assets are on the rise, but recession is still to hit'

Following Christine Lagarde’s earlier ‘rookie error’, the newest ECB stimulus package did not come…
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Asset Allocation
March 20, 2020

Coronavirus freezes credit markets

Credit markets have been hit hard across the board. ‘Exiting at normal prices is now virtually…
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Asset Allocation
March 17, 2020

High yield crisis also offers opportunities

March is not even halfway through, but has already presided over the largest fall in the price of…
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Asset Allocation
March 16, 2020

Fed emergency measures 'a defining moment'

The decision of the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates once more and restart QE was expected…
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Asset Allocation
March 11, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: all eyes on the ECB

The Fed and the Bank of England responded to the coronavirus fall-out with emergency rate cuts of 50…
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Asset Allocation
March 8, 2020

'Interest rate cut mostly helps to reduce volatility'

The Fed’s rate cut was not the most clear-cut answer to the corona crisis, says Hendrik Tuch, head…
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Asset Allocation
March 4, 2020

Fed rate cut fails to convince investors

Investors did not respond to the Fed’s surprise 50 basis points rate cut with a relief rally. To the…
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Asset Allocation
March 2, 2020

Asset managers weigh coronavirus impact

The coronavirus is causing ‘a clear shock to the world economy’, according to Columbia Threadneedle…
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Asset Allocation
February 18, 2020

Why ETFs are a source of systemic risk

ETFs can be a source of systemic risk because they can induce important feedback effects in markets…
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