Equities
ETF assets breach the $3trn mark
Assets invested in exchange traded funds and products globally have broken through the $3trn mark for the second time, according to data from ETFGI.
Baring AM: Indonesia equities to outperform
Indonesia’s equity market is likely to outperform other ASEAN countries, said Soohai Lim, director of Asian equities at Baring Asset Management.
Markets are from Mars, economies are from Venus – JPMAM
Equity markets have become increasingly disconnected from how the economy is doing recently; a cautionary tale for index-based investors, said Stephanie Flanders of JP Morgan Asset Management.
Dividend seekers should favour UK equities, says Invesco’s John Richards
John Richards, product director at investment management company Invesco, looks at the opportunities and challenges facing investors in the equity market and why he likes UK stocks.
The evolving science of portfolio construction
Post the 2008 financial crisis, many investors made the grim discovery that a relatively poor job had been done about the risk management of their portfolios, says Nigel Watson, sales director, VAM Funds.