Investor perspectives Market on ‘cusp of great rotation’ from bonds to equities, say fund managers Nov 13, 2012 By Adam Brown 2 min read Optimism for the global economy has started to outweigh pessimism amid signs of economic strengthening in China, heralding a... Read more
Investor perspectives German economic sentiment falls in November for first time since August Nov 13, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read German economic sentiment has fallen for the first time since August after a series of indicators showed declining German... Read more
Investor perspectives Risk aversion hits hedge fund market due to looming US fiscal cliff and eurozone crisis Nov 07, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Risk aversion affected an otherwise resilient hedge fund market in the lead-up to the US elections, the approach of the so-called... Read more
Investor perspectives Eurozone investor sentiment rises for third straight month in November Nov 06, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Investor sentiment in eurozone countries has risen for a third consecutive month following the European Central Bank’s (ECB)... Read more
Investor perspectives Investor sentiment falls to all-time low due to US fiscal cliff, Chinese slowdown and eurozone crisis Oct 31, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Global investor sentiment fell sharply in October, hitting an all-time low, as the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis dragged on... Read more
Investor perspectives Optimism rising sharply among wealthy individual US investors Oct 21, 2012 By Adam Brown 2 min read Optimism among individual investors in the US has risen sharply in the past year, driven by increasingly more positive outlooks... Read more
Investor perspectives Global hedge fund assets rise to record in third quarter despite slowdown in new investments Oct 18, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Global hedge fund assets rose to a record in the third quarter as solid gains in portfolios more than offset slow inflows of fresh... Read more
Investor perspectives Global investors say economy is strengthening, but fiscal cliff remains main hurdle Oct 16, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Almost three quarters of global investors say the ‘fiscal cliff’ faced by the US this year is the main risk to what is otherwise... Read more
Investor perspectives Investor confidence in German economic outlook rises for second straight month Oct 15, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Investor confidence for Germany rose for a second straight month in October as governments in Europe and North America took action... Read more
Investor perspectives Global hedge funds rise in third quarter, prompting institutional investors to boost new investment Oct 10, 2012 By Adam Brown 3 min read Global hedge funds posted gains for a fourth straight month in September, bringing fourth-quarter increases to almost 3 percent... Read more