asset allocation

Bill O'Neill, head of investment office UK at UBS Wealth Management, shares his views on where the risks lie in markets in the coming year.

Asset allocators are interpreting mixed signals from across the globe, but there are concerning signs of overheating in UK property and infrastructure assets, says Cornelian's Hector Kilpatrick

‘Better economic performance is the biggest threat to investors’

With the rising dollar, falling equity markets and shifts in the bond market, T. Bailey's Peter Askew highlights the risks facing asset allocators in the last quarter of 2014.

Asset allocation

The divergence in performance of US equities and high yielding bonds is set to continue, as several headwinds loom large in the face of high yield, explains Natixis manager Franck Nicolas.

'The key question now is how to counterbalance equity exposure'

‘I am surprised at the market reaction to current geopolitical risk’

The market is pricing disinflation in to longer-dated government bonds, and rather than causing concern, this trend will be positive for markets, argues John Stopford, co-head of Investec Asset Management's multi-asset team.

Cornelian's David Appleton outlines the impact of last month's package of ECB measures on currencies, bonds and equities.