Bank J Safra Sarasin has drastically changed its view of Japan equities from being optimistic on the asset class six months ago, according to Philipp Bärtschi, the private bank’s Zurich-based chief investment officer.
Category: Asset Class in Focus
Will Stratton Street’s RMB fund draw mainland money?
As China further relaxes capital controls, the demand for renminbi-denominated investments outside the mainland should grow, argues Stratton Street’s Andy Seaman.
Why Aviva’s target return fund missed target
Aviva Investors’ investment director Jerome Nunan ponders the value of ‘strength of conviction’ when markets do not behave as expected.
Can HSBC’s new funds reduce carbon emissions?
The managers of HSBC GAM’s two new low carbon funds are trying to cater to demand for lower carbon investments while at the same time influence companies to reduce their carbon footprints.
For dividends in Europe, seek cyclical stocks, says JPM
Rising interest rates and inflation have shifted the dividend opportunity to the financial and energy sector rather than traditional defensive stocks, said Thomas Buckingham, London-based portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management.
JO Hambro: Tax cuts to benefit US small caps
The US tax cut bill, passed at the end of 2017, is going to disproportionately benefit small and mid-cap companies beginning in 2019, argues JO Hambro’s senior fund manager Vince Rivers.
Vanguard: A soup of China’s share classes is best
Investing across all share classes within the Chinese equities universe will provide more diversification benefits for investors, argues Cyrus Mui, Hong Kong-based head of product research for Asia at Vanguard.
Why GSAM thinks AI is a valuable tool for quants
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies have opened new ways to harvest data for insights, but human judgment is essential to the process, argues Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Gary Chropuvka.
Pictet AM sees power in themes
Pictet Asset Management has three products targeting separate technology themes which together represent at least 40% of the TMT sector’s assets.
Asia’s fund selectors intend to stock up on EM bonds
Fund selectors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia plan to add to their allocation to emerging market bonds in the next 12 months, according to forward-looking data collected by FSA.
