Liquidity
Investors flock to liquid alternatives as global volatility persists
Smart beta strategies gain traction
Confused picture for rate lift-off
Recent market volatility adds to uncertainty
Bank of England blames bank dealers for shrinking bond liquidity
Staff blog addresses growing concerns
Kames CIO: 'This is not an Armageddon scenario for fixed income'
Investors urged not to panic ahead of rate hikes
Carney tells fund giants to prepare for sell-off as rate rise looms
BoE chief asks 135 groups for liquidity information
Five managers reveal their biggest challenges and best contrarian trades
Managers reveal their best contrarian trades
Invesco's fixed income team warn of more bond shocks to come
Invesco Perpetual's fixed income team have said the sector faces "strong headwinds" for some time as summer volatility returns, and markets anticipate interest rate hikes.
Trading suspensions wreak havoc for Chinese ETFs
Chinese ETFs have been hit by price swings and wide valuation gaps as a result of the suspension of trading on a large proportion of Chinese stocks last week.
Are you over-investing in the most indebted issuers?
Kevin Corrigan, head of fundamental fixed income at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, explains how conventional market cap indices often leave bond investors exposed to the countries and companies that are borrowing the most.
BoE asks FCA to do more work on fund liquidity
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has asked for more detail on how fund groups are guarding against liquidity risks, as policymakers step up their scrutiny of asset managers.
Why investors shouldn't dismiss whole asset classes
Why investors shouldn't dismiss whole asset classes
Carney fires warning to fund groups over liquidity
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has used the annual Mansion House speech to warn that asset managers must prepare for the consequences of normalising monetary conditions.
Aberdeen: Big groups are moving to combat bond liquidity risks
Large fixed income houses are being forced to expand the overseas investment capacity of their funds and use more derivatives in a bid to mitigate liquidity risks in the bond market.
Morgan Stanley warns of 'triple taper tantrum' in 2016
Morgan Stanley has warned of an approaching 'triple taper tantrum next year if the US, Japan and Europe all taper their monetary policies at the same time.
Liontrust's Husselbee: Multi-managers must proceed with caution
John Husselbee, head of multi-manager multi-asset at Liontrust Asset Management, says investors will need to start reaping the benefits of diversification in order to meet their objectives.
IMF warns smaller funds can pose systemic risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said large funds are not the sole contributors to systemic risk issues and has called for asset managers to be subject to stress tests.
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Fund groups hail PIMCO outflows as successful 'stress test'
Leading investment firms have told US regulators that the departure of Bill Gross from PIMCO was a "stress test" that the industry has passed.
MPs call for inquiry into BoE liquidity investigation
The Treasury Select Committee has called for an inquiry into the initiation of a criminal investigation over the Bank of England's financial crisis liquidity auctions.
FCA review finds fund groups failing on leverage disclosure
Investors are not receiving adequate information on the extent to which funds are being levered up through the use of derivatives, a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found.
Schroders reopens Marriage's long/short fund ahead of shift to weekly dealing
Schroders has re-opened Paul Marriage's Absolute UK Dynamic fund and is to shift the portfolio to weekly dealing as a result of "declining liquidity" within the UK equity market, Investment Week can reveal.
Canaccord: Peter Hargreaves was right about IT 'fuddy duddies'
Canaccord Genuity has criticised 'complacent' investment trust boards in a new report, suggesting they must modernise if they are to compete effectively in the funds market.
ECB restricts Greek banks' access to cheap liquidity
The European Central Bank (ECB) has restricted Greece's access to cheap liquidity on concerns its new government is not committed to existing bailout pledges.
S&W's Anderson: Why I am snapping up Tesco
Smith & Williamson's John Anderson has been snapping up Tesco bonds as they offer "the most outstanding value he has seen for some time".
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