Morgan Stanley

Indicators forecasting V-shaped recovery

Amay Hattangadi, executive director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says despite the volatility in global markets led by events in Greece and China, the Indian markets have been quite steady in relative terms

Schroders has expanded its £76bn multi-asset team further with two hires as it focuses on building this part of the business.

As equities reach record highs and fresh volatility hits fixed income markets, Investment Week asks if cash is now looking like a more appealing proposition.

Fund managers give their views on the key issues impacting global asset classes and outline how they are positioning portfolios.

Some of the biggest banks in the US have been given the green light to pay their largest dividends since the financial crisis, following the Federal Reserve's 'stress test'.

Central banks are still working to reflate asset prices while investors chase yield. This means ABS are prime candidates for top performance this year, says Jim Caron, portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

The after-effects of the oil shock

A torrid year for equities in 2015?

Returns on a typical 60/40 US equity and fixed income portfolio over the next decade may be half those seen over the previous 50 years, according to Morgan Stanley strategists.