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Light at the end of the tunnel for EM debt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... and German treasuries rising sharply in the last few weeks, "emerging markets will likely catch up to recent developed markets weakness in the weeks ahead," Lazard argued in its recent monthly emerging market debt review. "Now that we believe the sell-off ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... stocks to meet its risk-adjusted return target. The portfolio typically contains 25-40 companies, usually in developed markets, and diversified across many different industries. Leyland is free to invest up to 20% of the portfolio in cash and right now ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... 10-20% in developed and emerging equity markets in the near term. While 57% of global investors surveyed believed developed markets would contract between 10-20% in the near future, that figure rose to 67% among Asia Pacific respondents. Despite widespread ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... technical conditions." The two main secular themes Rider discusses are demographics and technology. Populations in developed markets are in the midst of a generational transition. While it varies from country to country, the main effect is a rise in ...

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... dramatically in the second half as investors took flight from emerging markets and retreated to safe havens in developed markets. In the past year there were heavy losses for equities in key regions such as Brazil and Russia according to Legg Mason. ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... "grassroots", on-the-ground research in the relevant markets, rather than equities benchmarks or stocks based in developed markets with emerging markets exposure. Through this approach AB's research team has visited and conducted research in over 13 ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... piece of the world that for demographic reasons has an inevitability to grow faster over the long term than most developed markets." He added that some emerging market countries have been waiting for political reforms that allow economic growth, and ...

Australian dividend growth leads Asia Pacific

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... the mining sector cut payouts for the third year running. "2014 was a superb year for income investors, with developed markets leading the charge. After such a strong performance in 2014, we now expect a pause for breath in 2015," Henderson Global Investors ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... Australian dollar and a strong banking sector are all contributing to an economy that remains the envy of most developed markets. However, the volatility of the global economy continues to undermine confidence, particularly the impact of lower commodity ...

Investors blind to arbitrage opportunity in emerging market debt

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Loomis Sayles head of emerging markets investments Peter Marber. Low interest rates across most of the world's developed markets have strengthened the case for investors to look to emerging markets for an inflation-beating return on their fixed income ...