Plenty of opportunities for eagle-eyed investors to uncover, writes Mark Preskett.

Plenty of opportunities for eagle-eyed investors to uncover, writes Mark Preskett.
Adding long-duration in the expectation of rate cuts won’t work if neutral is higher than markets expect, portfolio manager Ken Orchard warns.
Investors should use real yields as a guide for allocating into fixed income as central banks diverge on rate cuts.
Morningstar data shows that 15 funds available for distribution in Hong Kong and Singapore were exposed to China’s troubled property sector at the start of the year.
Pictet Asset Management expects rate volatility to continue in the bond market, providing ample opportunity for investors to enter.
Although favouring fixed income Hong Kong investors also poured cash into equity funds, according to Calastone research.
Even if rate cuts don’t materialize, corporate bond returns still look attractive in 2024 according to BNY Mellon’s Insight Investment Management.
FSA highlights five bond funds over $5bn in size that posted double digit gains in 2023
Investors should lock in record bond yields and prefer cash-rich companies as the world economy weakens.
Asset managers reduced their cash holdings for the second consecutive month, according to the State Street Global Markets Risk Appetite Index.
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