Investors can no longer rely on high quality bonds for income, and wealth managers need to persuade their clients to take on more risk in fixed income, while also embracing equities, if they are to be successful in the hunt for yield
Asset Allocation
Bargains to be found as emerging markets fall out of fashion
Most private banks are underweight emerging market equities following a torrid couple of years for these economies, but attractive valuations could represent something of a buying opportunity
Modern portfolio theory: the death of common sense
Amundi’s CIO has written a thought-provoking book which argues that both wealth managers and their clients need a dose of reality when it comes to managing expectations of future returns
Value to be found in emerging market equities
With emerging market equities trading at a discount to developed markets, investors are now prioritising value over growth when choosing stocks
Family offices join forces to take on banks
As global banks struggle with damaged reputations, smaller investment firms sense an opportunity to win market share and the recent M&A activity could be a sign of things to come
Providers rush to meet demand for fixed income ETFs
ETFs continue to enjoy record inflows with investors using them for both short-term trading and long-term positions, while providers are offering ever more innovative products
Investing in emerging markets
Emerging market equities have underperformed their developed counterparts for the past three years, but cheap valuations, a pick-up in earnings growth and still abundant liquidity could support returns next year, believes Patrick Mange, head of APAC and Emerging Market Strategy at BNP Paribas Investment Partners. He spoke to Yuri Bender
Value to be found as Japan faces up to its demons
The jury may be out on Abenomics as the Japanese economy continues to struggle but equities are cheap and many predict new developments will give the stockmarket a boost
Investors seek firm footing as market turbulence returns
Markets are likely to become more turbulent as quantitative easing draws to a close and wealth managers intend to offer client portfolios some protection
Europe a relatively bright spot within active management
Those active managers dealing in European equities, who have kept things simple and correctly identified and stuck to top-down trends, have tended to add alpha
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