emerging markets

Funds management

Over half of the world's leading fund management houses are holding an underweight view towards European equities, while North American assets remain attractive, accordin...

Funds management

Institutional investors are increasingly interested in emerging markets and alternative assets to enhance diversification in their portfolios, according to Mercer's Globa...

Superannuation

Sovereign debt and other issues have emerged to create new challenges and uncertainties around allocating towards international equities, writes Damon Taylor....

Superannuation

Markets may be down but, as Damon Taylor reports, there are opportunities emerging for funds prepared to closely examine their options in international equities....

Superannuation

New Towers Watson analysis confirms investment managers have turned more cautious in 2012....

Funds management

Institutional investors are investing directly in alternatives rather than going through fund of funds managers, according to Towers Watson....

Superannuation

Ascalon Capital Managers has taken a 30 per cent stake in the Singapore-based Asian alternative manager Canning Park Capital....

Superannuation

The World Bank has issued a dire outlook for the global economy, warning that the world could suffer a recession "as large or even larger than that of 2008-09"....

Institutional investment

Although investor confidence has waned in all regions around the world, institutional investors have maintained their risk stance, according to State Street’s Investor Co...

Institutional investment

Institutional investors are questioning the make-up of global aggregated indices and starting to take advantage of the strong underlying fundamentals of emerging market d...

Institutional investment

Bond markets are starting to enter a phase of stability but investors need to choose their strategies carefully, according to Stuart Piper, MLC Investment Management port...

Institutional investment

Institutional investors continue to shy away from risky assets, with the State Street Investor Confidence Index recording a drop in September....

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