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High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... institutional investors significantly ramping up allocations to alternatives and real assets in light of continuing low interest rates and high valuations for risk assets, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's 2018 Global Institutional Rebalancing ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... recover from the weakness seen in the September quarter last year, bolstered by a less threatening outlook for interest rates and improving confidence around the economy and jobs. While the mood is 'cautiously optimistic' rather than buoyant, this is ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... of which are financed by the issuance of central bank reserves." Read, QE will stay at least until 2020. As for interest rates: The BOE's projections show that the Bank Rate would rise from 0.4% in 2017 to 0.7% this year (that's another 25 bps hike) ...

Diversification concerns see managed funds uptake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... growth but many are also wary of the current uncertain market environment, volatile geopolitical climate and low interest rates," Choi said. "Investors expect to face a wide range of investment-related challenges over the coming year, but positively ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... stimulus sooner-than-expected. Weidmann couldn't be anymore clearer: "The governing council unequivocally stated that interest rates will remain at their current level for a longer period of time and well beyond the time horizon of net bond purchases. ...

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... honcho at PIMCO (in 2011) when he decided in March of that year to exit the US Treasury market completely, expecting interest rates there to climb on expectations that the Fed would end QE2 by the middle of the year. Yet Bill was correct, the Fed ended ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... "If you think about the economy with robust world growth and stock markets screaming higher, but yet we've had interest rates at depression era lows," he said. If interest rates pick up back to what Baur thinks is more normal, it's "going to cause some ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... category generally take interest rate risk (the risk that the capital value of the fund is affected by changes in interest rates). Fixed interest high yield is generally, but not always, invested in below investment grade debt. Benchmark indices are ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
While the Fed lifted interest rates at its final meet for 2017, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the others - ECB, BOE, SNB - in keeping the status quo this side of the New Year. And like the rest of 'em, it's optimistic over the Japanese economy's ...

Eurozone low-flation to 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... inflation added credence to the European Central Bank's (ECB) most recent forward guidance indicating that euro area interest rates will remain on ice until at least the third quarter of next year. Headline inflation accelerated to 1.5% in the year to ...