All Asset Class Reports articles – Page 27
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Emerging Market Equities: Rooting for acorns
Somerset Capital finds a nice selection of tomorrow’s mighty oaks and quality local businesses among emerging small and mid-caps, writes Martin Steward
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Emerging market equities – ‘Quality’ shines through
Martin Steward finds that a significant change in market leadership after 2009 determines who stays at the top of the emerging equity performance tables – and who falls
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Hedge Funds: The governance minefield
Milan’s ECPI assesses the sustainability of hedge funds’ portfolios – and their business models. Martin Steward spoke to CEO Paolo Sardi
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Hedge Funds: Still work to do on governance
Hedge funds still suffer an image problem, writes John Donohoe. Carne Global’s latest investor survey reveals the institutional investors’ governance concerns
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Hedge Funds: A decade on the learning curve
Martin Steward spoke to Finnish pension insurance company Varma about its experiences at the cutting edge of absolute returns
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Hedge Funds: Once bitten... twice shy
The year 2011 has been a good one for emerging hedge fund talent. However, prospective candidates are being put through their paces by cautious investors, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Hedge Funds: A true alternative
Bainbridge Partners exploits the fact that some hedge fund strategies simply diversify better than others, finds Martin Steward
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Hedge Funds: Dose of fee realism
Hedge fund fees do seem to be coming down in aggregate, but Emma Cusworth finds that if you want good performance you might simply have to suck up those charges
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Hedge Funds: Carving a new niche
Hedge funds are booming – but funds of funds are not. Joseph Mariathasan outlines the ways in which the intermediaries are re-thinking their role
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Global Equities: Harvesting risk premia
Dimitris Melas notes that institutional investors focus more on the selection of active managers than on the selection and combination of risk premia, despite growing evidence that risk premia contribute more to the long-term performance
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Global Equities: An information edge
Few still believe that equity markets are efficient. But no-one thinks they are that inefficient, either. Martin Steward speaks to four asset managers who believe they have a proprietary information edge over the run-of-the-mill research process. Two exploit the wisdom of individuals; and two the wisdom of crowds
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Global Equities: Maintain concentration
Perhaps surprisingly, Joseph Mariathasan finds that well-managed active risk has paid off for global equity funds over recent years
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Global Equities: A different animal?
Edward Mott explores the role of private equity and venture capital in post-recession equity portfolio optimisation
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Global Equities: Beta made better
Martin Steward asks why some investors are treating long/short equity as an ‘equity replacement’ – and what practical challenges face those who do so
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Sovereign Bonds: Old certainties crumble
Politics, not economic fundamentals, will determine the future of the developed world’s bond markets. Joseph Mariathasan finds this causing fixed income managers untold headaches
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Sovereign Bonds: Over-priced, over-exposed…
…over my dead body? Despite other options, Martin Steward finds pension funds struggling to let go of core government bonds
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Sovereign Bonds: Dodging bullets
The US downgrade did not rock the foundations of the US Treasury market, and might even have sent a healthy signal to Washington’s elite, writes Emma Cusworth
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Sovereign Bonds: Sustainable sovereigns will pay their way
Balazs Magyar shows that environmental and social, in addition to fiscal sustainability, have had a material effect on sovereign bond returns
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Emerging Market Debt: Ugly duckling no more
Emerging market debt is a fast-maturing asset class that is converging with the global bond universe. But Joseph Mariathasan finds managers struggling to break out of top-down country-risk constraints
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Emerging Market Debt: Perfect timing?
Peter Marber re-explores averaging strategies for entry into emerging markets