Individual bonds within a particular sector do not necessarily have similar risk-return characteristics, argues Colin Purdie, London-based chief investment officer for credit at Aviva Investors.
Category: Industry views
Pictet explains fund repositioning
Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, Geneva-based senior product specialist, explains why a high dividend fund was turned into the growth-oriented ‘smart city’ fund.
Regs clash in the Hong Kong-UK MRF
A number of Hong Kong-domiciled funds do not meet requirements of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Bond risk is in downgrades, not defaults
There is more risk in investment grade ratings than in high yield defaults, according to Matt Eagan, vice president portfolio manager for Loomis Sayles fixed income group.
Buxton: No CIOs allowed
Richard Buxton, CEO of Merian Global Investors, reveals Asia priorities and gives his views on fee pressure, how a compact firm should operate, and why he doesn’t see market doom and gloom.
Be wary of ESG data, Templeton says
ESG disclosures from companies and data providers are backward-looking, argues Maarten Bloemen, Toronto-based portfolio manager and research analyst for global equities at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Sensitive US small caps can be a wild ride
Big share price swings and vulnerability to tariffs and inflation are some of the risks for North American small caps, according to Ralph Bassett, head of US small and mid-cap equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments.
Has EM high yield become vulnerable?
Rising interest rates have made it harder for companies to find sources of funding, according to Alaa Bushehri, London-based portfolio manager for emerging market fixed income at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
UBP targets smaller IAM partners in Asia
The Geneva-headquartered bank aims to grow its external asset manager business to 5% of total AUM in Asia over the next few years, said Benoit Barbereau, the bank’s head of external asset managers.
DBS PB and the tariff-war portfolio
Eddie Lee, desk head for managed solutions at DBS Private Bank, explains how the bank is advising clients on portfolio positioning in the face of escalating trade tensions.
