Is It Dangerous to Bet on the US Dollar?
Research Affiliates has advised investors diversify and find opportunities in emerging market currencies to avoid being burned by an overvalued dollar.
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Soaring Valuations Fail to Alter Allocations
Prices are high, and managers know it—but they are not reining in their bullish positions.
Bill Gross: My Strategy Mimics Dalio’s
According to the Janus portfolio manager, he also previously “looked good in short shorts.”
Dalio’s Warning to Yellen: Don’t Repeat 1937
As the first interest rate rise in six years looms, influential investors are getting worried.
Investors Shun US Stocks as Rate Rises Loom
As Janet Yellen takes to the stage, investors are leaving US shores.
Bond Managers ‘Averse’ to Holding Cash Despite Liquidity Fears
A credit ratings agency has warned bond funds to hold more cash, despite the negative effect this could have on returns.
Hermes: Why Emerging Markets Will Avoid Another Crisis
Chief Economist Neil Williams argues emerging markets are better positioned to handle interest rate rises in the US.
Graphic: Central Bank Fears Decades of Negative Real Rates
The Bank of England’s chief economist has painted a dark picture of the UK economy for decades.
Graphic: The Changing Face of Corporate Bond Ownership
Goldman Sachs has tracked who has owned corporate debt since 1970.
Risk Off, with a Vengeance
Have central banks failed to deliver on growth promises?
Fresh Liquidity Warning from Bond Managers
Should regulators be scrutinising bond fund liquidity? Some in fixed income markets think so.
Financial Reforms Are a House of Cards, Study Says
US
regulators have built reform laws based on an incomplete understanding of the
causes of the financial crisis, academics have said.
Asset Managers May Dodge ‘Systemically Important’ Label
US
regulators have announced a closer review of “industry-wide products and
activities” rather than individual managers in assessing systemic risk.
Dark Pool Inquiry Spreads to UBS, Deutsche Bank
The European
banking giants have been questioned by US regulators for possible securities
law violations concerning high frequency trading.
Frothy Valuations? Dial Back Risk, Bank Says
Swiss bank UBS has argued that a recent wobble by a Portuguese bank demonstrates how susceptible markets are to bad news.