Asset Allocation
Alternatives | 25 Jan 16
Money market fund sales surge tenfold as total AUM hits record
Investor appetite for cash grew markedly in 2015, the latest set of Investment Association fund statistics show.
Emerging Markets | 19 Jan 16
Fund selectors rediscover EM equities
Investors are often accused of buying into a trend too late, when markets have already gone up a fair bit. But Europe’s fund buyers are putting on a brave face, and are already planning to move back into emerging market equities before they bounce back.
ANALYSIS: Are investors clutching at straws with their Japan overweights?
Japanese equities are enjoying a place in the rising sun in terms of the preferences of many investors, but is this a sound decision destined to yield rewards or an act of desperation?
Brooks Macdonald: US rate cycle the biggest risk out there
The number of risk profiles developed by bespoke wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has grown from one to 10. Jonathan Webster-Smith explains the investment process underpinning the model portfolio service he runs, as well as why he believes monetary policy is a driving force.
UBS WM bullish on Europe, China
A strong overweight on equities in Europe and a surprising move on emerging markets are among UBS’s allocation calls for 2016, according to Patrick Grossholz, Asia-Pacific head of investment management.