Chart of the Week: Risk premiums back to normal? Really?
A post recently appeared on my Bloomberg timeline that headlined: ‘BoE’s Bailey Says Truss Risk Premium on UK Assets is Gone’. Being overweight in some UK assets, I wondered what Bailey bases this on.
So I look at some asset classes that were hit hardest by the panic sell-offs caused by then finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. Just a refresher: that mini-budget consisted mainly of tax cuts for high-income earners that were not compensated elsewhere in the budget.
Alternatives boost performance of institutional funds
Data analysis of transactions of Universal Investment’s institutional clients shows that alternative investments once again proved to be supporting pillars of their portfolios, writes Sophia Harrschar, the firm’s country head Luxembourg in her latest contribution as IO knowledge partner. Private equity scored with 9.8 percent in the one-year range and with 10.3 percent per annum over five years.
Graphique de la semaine : les primes de risque se sont-elles normalisées ?
Récemment, un message est apparu sur ma ligne de temps Bloomberg avec pour titre : » Bailey de la BoE déclare que la prime de risque de Truss sur les actifs britanniques a disparu «. Étant donné la surpondération de certains actifs britanniques, je me suis demandé sur quoi Bailey se base.
Stefan Duchateau: happy end ?
La question de savoir si 2023 sera une meilleure année que la précédente ne trouvera sa réponse avec certitude que dans une cinquantaine de semaines. En effet, une réponse franchement décevante à une question pourtant parfaitement responsable. Cela confirme la caricature selon laquelle les économistes ne peuvent prédire avec précision que lorsqu’il s’agit du passé.
In Flux: A turning point for Quintet?
“The UBS phase is over,” a Quintet banker told me last week.
Gert De Mesure : aperçu de 2022, les perspectives de 2023
Il était clair depuis un certain temps que 2022 n’était pas une bonne année pour les actions immobilières, mais il y a mauvais et il y a très mauvais. L’évolution de l’indice FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed Europe depuis 1990 montre à quel point la situation est mauvaise. Et qu’est-ce qui en ressort ? Après 2008, 2022 est la pire année avec une perte d’environ 40 %, en 2008 la perte a atteint 42 %.
Responsible investing – there is no alternative
The demand for ESG-compliant investments is growing, especially among professional investors. The urgency of climate change and the regulatory requirements are driving the development for responsible investing.
Chart of the week: why easy? Difficult is also possible!
No, this is not a column about the Netherlands› performance at the World Cup. Although, of course, the title fits this seamlessly. This column is about China and its Covid issues.
In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Luxembourg last week was buzzing with speculation and market talk. A major deal is said to be in the making that could change the international leadership tables among Alternative Investment Fund Managers, AIFMs. “Is your firm going to be bought?”
New valuation association is a big deal for private equity
The new Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association, or LVPA, was launched this week. It’s is a boost to the grand duchy’s reputation as a private equity powerhouse, demonstrating that we have outgrown the early days of “let’s figure out what’s going on here”, and want to live up to the high expectations of the international investor community, writes Nic Müller, CEO of Avega Capital Management SA.