The tech sector has posted the best absolute and risk-adjusted returns during the past three years, despite its headline-grabbing volatility.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
Are ‘fallen angels’ a concern?
BBB bonds have mushroomed and fixed income, particularly high yield, has become a hot asset class in Asia again, according to Rachel Harris, senior investment director for credit at Aviva Investors.
JPMAM reduces risk in mixed-asset strategy
Despite the recovery in equity markets this year, JP Morgan’s flagship global income fund allocations reflect an environment of slowing earnings growth and rising macroeconomic risks.
Watching risk in Vietnam
The main risk is not from the US-China trade tension, which Vietnam could actually benefit from, according to Quynh Le Yen, Ho Chi Minh-based portfolio manager at Dragon Capital.
Bric originals shine among EM funds
The best emerging market funds are those which have stuck to the four countries first promoted as the Bric nations by Goldman Sachs 18 years ago.
Barings: Long-term, stick with US equities
Investors should also bring down expectations of double-digit market returns over the next 10 years, according to Khiem Do, head of Greater China investments for global markets at Barings.
Merian turns risk on to EM bonds
US interest rates on hold, a stabilised dollar and more synchronised global growth rates support emerging market debt prices, argues Merian fixed income director Huw Davies.
Despite EM risks, DWS upbeat on valuations
The emerging market index was double-digit negative in 2018, but DWS’s APAC chief investment officer says valuations in EM equities have rarely been cheaper.
How to find alpha in China equities?
Chinese companies undergoing business strategy changes may provide ‘phenomenal’ investment opportunities, according to Caroline Maurer, head of Greater China equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Brazil outshines broader Lat Am funds
Managers of Latin American equity funds have several country options, but just sticking with Brazil would have boosted returns.
