Dan Roberts, manager of the Fidelity Global Dividend fund, explains why he believes investors looking to diversify into global equities should focus on strong dividend payers with sustainable levels of profitability and supportive valuations.
Category: Markets
How confident are investors in Chinas minirebound
China’s second quarter growth figures showed a slight pick-up, but how confident are investors about the sustainability of this growth?
Is the euro too expensive
Much of the discussion between panelists presenting at Expert Investor Luxembourg focused on a hotly debated topic, especially in the south of Europe: is the euro overvalued?
Emerging market debt appetite stands out
Overall fund selector sentiment towards credit, be it government, corporate or high yield bonds, is at all-time lows and even sinking further down into negative territory. But demand for emerging market debt shows a diverging trend, with appetite surging in the first half of this year.
Alternatives on European millionaires radar
Europe’s high net worth individuals have increased their weighting to alternative investments by almost 50% over the course of the past year, according to research by Capgemini commissioned by the Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management.
Emerging markets continue to capture investors
Emerging market bonds and equities continued to enjoy steady net inflows in May, reinforcing a strong trend of renewed investor enthusiasm for emerging markets.
Shariah fund industry in Malaysia
Even as growing numbers of multi-national asset managers are moving to set up shop in Malaysia, as they prepare to tap into the demand for Islamic fund management, an informal poll of market participants suggests that the industry’s growth is being stymied by a lack of product innovation and range.
Wealth managers returning to emerging markets
Any contrarian investor will tell you that when things are going south there are opportunities to be had.
BlackRock appoints Choi as country head for Korea
BlackRock has poached Schroder Investment Managements Man-Yeon Choi as country head for Korea.
Asia Frontier Capital unveils Vietnam fund
Asia Frontier Capital has launched an open-ended fund that will invest in Vietnamese listed equities‚ capturing the value in growth companies in the small- and mid-size segment.
