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Low-volatility equities under COVID-19
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article – 4 Min

Low-volatility equities under COVID-19

Many investors consider low-volatility stocks to be reliable defensive equity investments over the long term, delivering higher risk-adjusted returns than…

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Exploiting the low volatility anomaly in practice
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 2 Min

Exploiting the low volatility anomaly in practice

The low volatility anomaly, first reported on 50 years ago, can be implemented across asset classes, sectors and regions. As...

RAUL LEOTE DE CARVALHO
| 20.03.2023
Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 14:04 MIN

Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set

Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. The...

CEDRIC BERNARD-VILLENEUVE
+1 other(s)
| 20.03.2023
Shifting expectations among investors on ETFs
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 2 Min

Shifting expectations among investors on ETFs

Investors we have surveyed expect the European market for ESG[1]exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to continue to expand over the coming year....

Graph of the week – Volatility in bonds creates opportunities
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 1 Min

Graph of the week – Volatility in bonds creates opportunities

A flight to safety in the wake of the failure to two US banks led to an abrupt fall in...

ANDREW CRAIG
| 14.03.2023
Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 11:41 MIN

Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt

Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies...

CHRISTOPHE MONTCERISIER
+1 other(s)
| 13.03.2023
Talking heads – US high-yield bonds, where do we go from here?
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 14:24 MIN

Talking heads – US high-yield bonds, where do we go from here?

High-yield bonds – defined as corporate bonds rated below BBB− or Baa3 by established credit rating agencies – have had...

WILLIAM SPRINGMAN
+1 other(s)
| 06.03.2023
Investing in water - A raft of solutions
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 4 Min

Investing in water - A raft of solutions

The opportunities are not only a consequence of climate change effects – severe flooding or drought – but also of...

JUSTIN WINTER
| 03.03.2023
Evidence of the low volatility anomaly
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 2 Min

Evidence of the low volatility anomaly

It is relatively easy to demonstrate the low volatility anomaly – the phenomenon that first came to light half a...

RAUL LEOTE DE CARVALHO
| 01.03.2023
Allocating to private assets in open-ended funds
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | White paper - 4 Min

Allocating to private assets in open-ended funds

Private assets such as private equity and private debt have come to the fore as a viable alternative for investors...

RAUL LEOTE DE CARVALHO
| 24.02.2023

Talking heads

Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 14:04 MIN

Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set

Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. The...

CEDRIC BERNARD-VILLENEUVE
+1 other(s)
| 20.03.2023
Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 11:41 MIN

Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt

Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies...

CHRISTOPHE MONTCERISIER
+1 other(s)
| 13.03.2023

Asset allocation

Long-term asset allocation – A different outlook
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | White paper - 4 Min

Long-term asset allocation – A different outlook

What a difference a year makes. At the start of 2022, the US S&P 500 index was trading at 22x...

KOYE SOMEFUN
| 22.02.2023
Multi asset update – US equities back to neutral after early sprint
ASSET ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 2 Min

Multi asset update – US equities back to neutral after early sprint

Following a strong new-year rally in US equities, we have taken profits on the long position we held in the...

MAYA BHANDARI
| 21.02.2023

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