News category: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Vol Shift From Europe To U.S. Drives RV Strategies

Jul 23, 2024

Uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election is ushering in opportunities to play relative value volatility strategies between Europe and the U.S. Simon Aninat, senior portfolio manager for volatility and overlay strategies at EUR382 billion Ostrum Asset Management, said implementations could include…

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Flows That Make You Go (E)TF - Sunday Roundup, July 21, 2024

Jul 21, 2024

Investors are pouring record amounts into exchange-traded funds, but calling them a purely passive investment option is no longer cool (or accurate). Options-based ETFs have been making plenty of headlines lately and a debate about whether the market can handle the insatiable appetite for them made for an interesting discussion at Global EQD in May.

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Newton Broadens Multi-Asset Portfolio With Derivatives

Jul 17, 2024

Portfolio managers at Newton Investment Management are implementing more derivative-based structures and strategies in the firm’s Real Returns strategy. Lars Middleton, portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management, said more illusive diversification within multi-asset portfolios over recent years has prompted this change. 

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Systematic Strategies Alone Are Not Enough, Says Lombard Odier

Jul 15, 2024

Systematic strategies have been a popular choice for investors to navigate the market in recent years but Valentin Petrescou, global macro portfolio manager at Lombard Odier 1798, said they can often rely too much on backtest optimization and past correlations, which can create adverse outcomes. He said a combination of systematic and…

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A Fog Of Uncertainty - Sunday Roundup, July 14, 2024

Jul 14, 2024

Investors are increasingly concerned about volatility with high interest rates, inflation, geopolitical tensions and more than half the world headed to the polling booth. For asset owners and asset managers, this shifting landscape is causing a fog of uncertainty or as AP3’s head of strategic asset allocation said, investors are hiking in the mist.

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