‘Europe is very attractive for dividend investors’
With a sophisticated dividend strategy, the Goldman Sachs Eurozone Equity Income Fund has been scoring above average for decades. “We spend our risk budget mainly on stock selection and do not deviate much from the benchmark in terms of sector and factor exposure,” said Nicolas Simar of Goldman Sachs Asset Management in an interview.
Tiède accueil pour les stratégies excluant les États-Unis
Pour DWS, les stratégies excluant les États-Unis sont prometteuses, dans la mesure où elles permettent aux investisseurs de gérer distinctement leurs investissements dans ce pays. Le promoteur d’ETF a récemment lancé le premier indice mondial sans exposition aux États-Unis. Cependant, les gestionnaires d’actifs ayant recours aux ETF dans leurs stratégies ne manifestent pas encore beaucoup d’enthousiasme.
Asset managers struggle with defence investments
For years, it was taboo for funds to put money into arms manufacturers. Now, with the focus shifting to the protection weapons provide rather than the damage they cause, they are coming back into the picture as an investment. Asset managers fear being left behind in the market otherwise.
Baillie Gifford: cautious investors undervalue growth stocks
Equity investors cling excessively to certainties and undervalue innovations, leading to particularly strong return prospects for certain growth stocks, asserts Tim Garratt, an investment specialist at Baillie Gifford.
‘Keep going, there’s nothing to see here’
The European Central Bank (ECB) is charting a course of strategic patience, signalling a readiness for a gradual policy shift that could commence as early as June. Analysts uniformly anticipate that while the near term may see steady policy rates, a carefully orchestrated move towards easing is on the cards.
As the ECB prepares for its forthcoming rate decision on Thursday, leading financial analysts have shared their insights, painting a picture of what asset owners can expect in the coming months.
Alternative investments continue growth as dynamic asset class
Sofia Harrschar, head of alternative investments & structuring at Universal Investment, delves into the shift towards alternative investments among institutional investors.
Investors warm up to defence sector as geopolitical risks rise
Sentiment around defence stocks appears to be on the upswing. Numerous investors previously avoided such investments, yet deglobalisation and geopolitical unrest have made the case for investing in defence more tenable.
Les stratèges des grandes banques se veulent optimistes, mais prudents
Lors du Trends Investment Summit, qui s’est tenu le 13 mars à Bruxelles, CIO et stratèges en investissement de quatre grandes banques belges – Jürgen Verschaeve (KBC Asset Management), Maud Reinalter (Belfius Asset Management), Steven Vandepitte (ING Belgium) et Philippe Gijsels (BNP Paribas Fortis) – ont débattu de la gestion d’actifs en 2024.
‘A company’s ESG score says nothing about stock returns‘
Better ESG scores of listed companies do not necessarily lead to higher equity returns. Contrary to the claims of numerous asset managers, this link cannot be scientifically proven, according to researchers from Erasmus University and Boston University.
China grapples with Western problems
Comparatively minimal macroeconomic news of substance emerges from China; however, the information that does reach me through Bloomberg and other outlets offers little cause for optimism. To illustrate the initial point: a decade ago, China’s National Bureau of Statistics released over 80,000 economic indicators; presently, this figure has dwindled to fewer than 10,000.