Investment
Investment | 18 Nov 16
FCA demands ‘all-in’ charge in active management crackdown
The FCA has criticised the “weak price competition” among asset managers, attacking actively managed funds for failing to outperform their benchmark once fees have been taken into account.
Fixed Income | 17 Nov 16
ANALYSIS: Should bears buy bond proxies on weakness?
If a week is a long time in politics, then in markets it can make or break a trader, while heightening the contrarian instincts of investors with a longer-term view.
Fixed Income | 16 Nov 16
Absolute return disappointment stymies cautious investors
Asset allocators moved materially back into fixed income in the third quarter, often at the expense of absolute return funds, Natixis said on Wednesday.
Macro Views | 15 Nov 16
Trump election – a spanner in the works for emerging markets
Emerging market equities and debt have been the most popular asset classes with European investors this year. But now Donald Trump’s election threatens to spoil the party.
What China’s debt pile and ’80s England have in common
There are a number of parallels to be drawn between the current debt overhang in China and 1980s Britain, particularly in the northeast, says Matthews Asia chief investment officer, Robert Horrocks.