Webinar – Managing Your Portfolio in an Extreme EMEA Factor Environment March 26, 2020, 2:00 PM GMT | 3:00 PM CET As the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, we are witnessing uncharted turmoil in the global equity markets with factor behaviors
Webinar – Managing Your Portfolio in an Extreme US Factor Environment March 25, 2020, 11:00 AM ET | 8:00 AM PT As the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues, we are witnessing uncharted turmoil in the global equity markets with factor behaviors
Webinar – Navigating Market Uncertainty With Factors & ESG, partnership with IPE As market volatility, geopolitical risks and economic uncertainty continue to shake global markets, it’s critical for institutional investors to re-evaluate their risk positioning. This means running portfolios as
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) publishes a series of low volatility indices, offering market participants a perspective on the returns of lower volatility equities and forming the basis for index-linked products globally. 1 Low volatility indices have typically outperformed
BII Global weekly commentary We still favor the quality factor for its resilience in late-cycle periods, despite its muted performance this year. We retain for now our moderate pro-risk stance over the next 6-12 months, with an eye on rising
AQR White Paper One of the most important topics on investors’ minds following the Global Financial Crisis was how to protect their portfolios from the next crisis. Our paper "Chasing Your Own Tail (Risk)" was our response.1 In it, we
Cliff’s Perspective Early in the classic movie Young Frankenstein, when the villagers’ suspicions have begun to rise, inspector Kemp cautions them against going too far and starting a dangerous riot. Later in the movie he relents and announces that this
Value benefits from Behavioral Finance effects In 1934, Benjamin Graham and David Dodd stated in their book „Security Analysis“ that investors could profit from mispricing by investing in low-valued and unpopular stocks. This Value effect, that was later confirmed worldwide by academic
Risk & Reward – Research and investment strategies Asset management firms often stress the importance of risk management – and Invesco is no exception. But successful risk management is more than mitigating risk. Taking enough risk is equally important, especially
Asia’s ESG investing, data integrity and technology Key findings The rise of ESG in Asia: some 95% of respondents believe that ESG investing is important to their firm, with the overwhelming majority saying it will be more so in three
In brief Negative returns to Value factors over the past ten years might lead one to conclude that such factors' returns will also be challenged going forward. Momentum has had relatively better returns over the same period but has also
Not So Much… Equity markets around the globe prospered in 2019, as investors were buoyed by the de-escalation of the US-China trade war towards the end of the year, central bank easing around the world—including three interest-rate cuts by the
Blitz and Marchesini (2019) question the investability of factor indices and argue that active management is needed to avoid capacity issues. We show that these claims do not hold. Well-designed implementation rules avoid capacity problems that may arise with poorly
Focal Point We introduce our proprietary equity valuation tool which provides indications of over- or undervaluation for different sectors and styles of European equities. The regression-based models use macro and financial variables to provide fair value estimates of the ratio between
Commentary Despite slowing growth and Britain’s ongoing struggles to map an exit from the E.U., central bank stimulus and falling yields helped European equities to mark their best year since 2009. The benchmark S&P Europe 350 rose 6% in the
Why ESG matters in Emerging Markets Investing according to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is increasingly embraced by investors in developed markets. Integrating ESG factors in Emerging Markets can present more of a challenge. Yet the attraction of innovative, higher-growth markets remains, and EM
Questions and Answers FTSE Russell has produced a series of papers that examine topical factor investing issues. This note consolidates the main findings. Readers interested in the details are encouraged to refer to the original papers [1, 2, 3, 4].
Key Points Performance backtests are often used as evidence to “prove” a smart beta strategy is “better” than its competitors. In our view, careful attention must be given to these claims because backtested results are easily data mined. The historical
Factor investing requires a long-term perspective Talking about a demise of factors seems premature Active managers can add value through intelligent design
Four factors – value, carry, momentum and low risk – provide attractive risk-adjusted returns in the investment grade corporate bond market. Their outperformance cannot be explained by traditional risk-return drivers such as the term and default premium. Transaction costs can
Factor investing adoption continues at pace as asset owners pursue a long-term approach Some 59% of existing global factor investors plan to increase their allocations to factor investing strategies, and 66%-70% of respondents reported their factor investing strategies met or
A rebound in bond yields has led to a shakeup in equity market factor returns. We prefer defensive factors such as min vol as growth slows. The Fed cut interest rates, but its noncommittal view on the rate outlook suggests
Style factors have been shown to historically deliver superior risk-adjusted returns than passive capitalization weighted indexes and more persistent performance than traditional active management, making them a compelling alternative for investors. The benefits of style factors come with the cost
Global equity markets posted their second losing month of 2019 in August as escalating trade tensions between the world’s largest economies unnerved investors. Developed markets retreated roughly 2% in the month, with Asian markets hit especially hard. International trade in
The idea of a country establishing an investment portfolio with the proceeds of a temporary revenue stream is nothing new. There are, however, different ways in which the accumulated assets can be used by sovereign asset managers
Which financial assets are well positioned and which ones are at risk as policy-makers brace for major COVID-19-induced demand shocks? Find out more in this piece.
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