In this Alpha Sight update, Dan Mikulskis, co-head of asset and liability modelling at Redington, explains why the current uncertainty is driving pension fund interest in equity tail-risk hedging. Continue reading “Uncertainty drives use of tail-risk hedging”

In this episode of European CEO, Redington’s Rob Gardner speaks to Jenny Hammond about the impact of the Greek crisis on EU pensions. Continue reading “Greek debt hits EU pensions”

Olly Russ’s £107m Argonaut European Enhanced Income tops the latest rankings in Investment Week and Morningstar’s latest look at the most consistent fund managers across the unit trusts and OEIC universe. Continue reading “This week’s Consistent 50: Who’s topping the chart?”

China’s attempts to recapitalise its banking system by inflating equity values are the economic equivalent of ‘playing with a loaded gun’, warns Gary Greenberg, Hermes’ head of emerging markets. Continue reading “Citywire AAA-rated Greenberg: China is playing with a loaded gun”

At first glance, there is not much juice left in European high yield. However, Neuberger Berman’s Jon Jonsson explains why the case for European high yield bonds is much stronger than it looks.

Continue reading “Fixed income expert: six reasons why European HY beats US”

Richard Philbin, CIO of Harwood Multi Manager, tells Alpha Sight why rising volatility is making it harder to achieve balance and diversity in multi asset portfolios. Continue reading “It is getting harder to run multi asset portfolios”

Despite the supermarket price war raging on, some contrarian managers remain sanguine on the outlook for UK supermarkets. Fundweb speaks to Neuberger Berman’s Andrew Wilmont, SWMC’s Stuart Mitchell and Ardevora’s Jeremy Lang about where they are finding opportunities in the sector.  Continue reading “Managers divided on outlook for UK supermarkets”

International investors will be able to take a 100% stake in Vietnamese companies when the country scraps its foreign ownership limits in September. T. Rowe Price’s Oliver Bell discusses why this will remove reluctance to invest in the market. Continue reading “Vietnam removal of foreign ownership limits will lift economy: T. Rowe Price”

In this episode of Citywire Wealth Manager’s Taxicab Tenner series, S. W. Mitchell Capital’s founder and fund manager Stuart Mitchell explains why he expects Europe’s growth to outpace that of the US by the end of the year and how he is struggling to find shorts for his hedge fund.  Continue reading “Taxicab Tenner: SW Mitchell Capital’s Stuart Mitchell”

With valuations high and concerns about liquidity ongoing, it is not surprising fixed income allocations are currently cautious at best. Fraser Lundie, manager of the Hermes Multi Strategy Credit Fund, and Jon Jonsson, co-manager of the Neuberger Berman Global Bond Absolute Return Fund, discuss the lesser-trafficked areas of the market they are finding interesting.  Continue reading “Three ‘off-piste credit’ opportunities and a warning”