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Following positive performance in the first quarter, emerging markets (EM) came under pressure from macroeconomic factors in the second quarter Following positive performance in the first quarter, emerging markets (EM) came under pressure from macroeconomic factors in the second quarter, resulting in mixed returns for the asset class: The global… Read More »

Frontier market investing involves countries where information about firms and industries is opaque and incomplete, or where the infrastructure for trading securities is in an embryonic stage Frontier. Say the word and we conjure up images of the American west in the early 1800s or a daunting field of study… Read More »

Costs under scrutiny and new competition from non-traditional players. Lamanna (SSGS): “Asset managers reshape the product mix around new client’s needs and look for acquisitions” Costs under scrutiny. Clients that want “more bang for their buck”. And competition that is also intensifying, not just from traditional rivals, but from tech-savvy… Read More »

The “new normal” of slow growth, low interest rates and near-deflationary conditions that has dragged down the developed world since the global financial crisis is likely to spill over into the emerging market arena In this environment, Invesco Chief Economist John Greenwood (in his quarterly economic outlook for Q3 2015) expects… Read More »

Asset managers are on the threshold of a new era. As assets under management continue to rise, State Street’s research finds the industry’s leading players jostling to catch the next wave of growth Our global survey of 400 asset managers shows that leading players in the industry are finding new… Read More »

Millennials are celebrated as a crucial source of long-term business growth for advisors Although Millennials are celebrated as a crucial source of long-term business growth for advisors, some advisors remain skeptical or uncertain about how to balance the fact that younger investors generally aren’t as wealthy – nor as profitable… Read More »

Resignation of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis indicates that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is willing to reach a deal The Greek people have rejected with a clear no (61 percent) vote the creditor package (as outlined per 25 June), bringing huge uncertainty to the Greek situation and beyond. This is… Read More »

La “tragedia greca” potrebbe durare più a lungo di quanto previsto. La “tragedia greca” potrebbe durare più a lungo di quanto previsto. Dal momento che: un’eventuale soluzione sarà parziale, e quindi non risolutiva il prossimo 20 luglio sarà il grande D-day, dove “D” sta per “Danger” (pericolo ndr.) potranno essere… Read More »