‘Key man risk' associated with India in the event something happens to its newest Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, could place India's economic recovery under threat, according to Madhav Bhatkuly, manager of the GAM Star India Equity fund
Global macro funds could receive a performance boost following a difficult year, as divergent central bank policies create a favourable environment for top-down investing, according to GAM's Charles Hepworth.
GAM is to drop its Swiss & Global name in order to give more prominence to the Julius Baer and its own fund ranges.
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Poor performance from European cyclicals has been at odds with improving economies, but GAM's Niall Gallagher believes forced deleveraging from hedge funds is behind the stock price weakness.
GAM's Charles Hepworth expects the market falls seen earlier this month to spur an end-of-year rally, making up the losses suffered by equity investors.