Equities
Alternatives | 18 Mar 15
Neuberger Berman launches long short equity fund
Independent investment manager Neuberger Berman has expanded its liquid alternatives platform with the launch of a new global long short equity Fund.
Predictable Income over Unpredictable Returns
Global central banks are cutting interest rates and devaluing their currencies at the fastest pace we have seen since 2009. Global equity markets have benefitted from this increase of liquidity, highlighted by the performance of European stock markets since the announcement of the ECBs QE programme in January, which officially kicked off at the beginning of March this year.
India to outpace Chinese growth in 2016
Economic growth in India is going to overtake China as early as next year, according to Threadneedles head of Asian equities.
Big investors bullish on European stocks
There has been a massive shift in favour of eurozone equities by institutional investors in February, according to the latest fund manager survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
carmignac gestion slashes equity exposure
Carmignac Gestion’s flagship 25bn Patrimoine Fund has dramatically cut its equity exposure to less than 30%, as its management’s concerns have grown about the central banks’ ability to provide a safety net in a market downturn.