Invesco gets contrarian; Popes and the S&P 500 performance; Jim Cramer’s certainty; Negative yields; AI is everywhere; Natixis considers the next decade; Google’s search woes and much more.

Invesco gets contrarian; Popes and the S&P 500 performance; Jim Cramer’s certainty; Negative yields; AI is everywhere; Natixis considers the next decade; Google’s search woes and much more.
A quantitative strategy tilted toward lower valuations, higher growth and quality measures produces consistent excess returns, says Antony Creighton, director, head of strategy (Asia ex-Japan) at Lazard Asset Management.
A global leader creates customer goodwill, excess profits, strong cash flow and outstanding shareholder returns, says Susanne Linhardt, investment director at Brown Advisory.
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two emerging Asia equities funds: the HSBC GIF Asean Equity fund and the Schroder ISF Emerging Asia fund.
Raymond Yeung is hired as managing director of wealth management for the China market.
Granite Asia has attracted $250m in anchor commitments for its private credit strategy.
Emerging market debt stands to benefit from investors looking to diversify out of traditional safe haven assets, according to Jean-Charles Sambor, head of emerging markets (EM) debt at TT International.
Jian Xiong will work on the firm’s investing solutions for insurance clients in Asia.
Trump’s attacks make it harder for the Fed chair to steer the economy through the storm.
European bond sectors were among the top-performing sectors in April, according to FE fundinfo data.
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