Based on their heavy exposures to recent «Made in Canada» disasters like Laidlaw, Loewen, Bre - X and Nortel, which formed a significant part of the Canadian equity universe, pension plan sponsors clearly understand the benefits of
global equity diversification.
Not exact matches
But Katie Koch,
global head of client portfolio management and business strategy for fundamental
equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, also highlights a paradigm shift in the way investors should think about picking stocks and about
diversification itself.
It demonstrates that a
global equity framework can provide
diversification and higher long - term risk - adjusted returns for investors from high growth countries who often hold home - biased
equity portfolios that can have high concentration risk.
K2 Advisors, Franklin Templeton Solutions, seeks to add value through active portfolio management, tactical allocation and
diversification across four main hedge strategies: long short
equity, relative value,
global macro and event driven.
Discover three no - load and low - fee
global equity index mutual funds that can add worldwide
diversification and steady returns to a portfolio.
Leila Heckman, head of international
equities at Lebenthal Asset Management, joined us for our monthly Salon to discuss the increased acceptance of
global diversification among portfolio managers and the reasons behind her approach to investing.
My
equity portfolio is aimed at
global diversification, weighted by the national / regional allocation of capital:
@TCA It doesn't offer
diversification if you already have a
global equity portfolio.
Periods of volatility can offer opportunities to invest in cyclical
equity sectors that we favor, and in a variety of
global asset classes to broaden portfolio
diversification.
You'll get some property exposure by investing in a
global equity portfolio but a far greater degree of
diversification by choosing a dedicated fund.
Build a
global equity portfolio with unhedged ETFs (which offer better
diversification and tighter tracking error) and stick to your plan, even when it feels like it's not working.
If you're an index investor using ETFs, I recommend going for true
global diversification in the equity portion of your portfolio with 1/3 Canadian, 1/3 U.S. and 1/3 international stocks, the allocation for our Global Couch Potato port
global diversification in the
equity portion of your portfolio with 1/3 Canadian, 1/3 U.S. and 1/3 international stocks, the allocation for our
Global Couch Potato port
Global Couch Potato portfolio.
Although
global exposure to
equities can provide substantial
diversification for a portfolio, many investors are content to stay within the confines of the U.S. when it comes to investing.
In fact, international
diversification is the most commonly cited reason for ETF use, as the funds allow investors to gain access to
global equities that would be difficult or expensive to purchase directly, or about which they have little research insight.
The strategy also uses
global multi-asset class
diversification, which includes a 70 % to 75 % mix of US
equities, and 25 % to 30 % in foreign
equities, most of which is from emerging markets.
If we add
global diversification to our portfolio and include 20 % U.S.
equity and 20 % international
equity, the four asset class portfolio return rises to 10.34 % per year while portfolio risk declines to 9.67 %.5
For example, an
equity fund that holds a Canadian fund, a U.S. fund and an International fund delivers
global diversification very simply.
XTR has significantly more in bonds, as well as only a small amount of foreign
equities; ZIM has much more
global diversification.
For greater
global diversification, I invested approx. 30 % of the Wrap Account in Magellan's High Conviction Fund which holds just 8 - 12 international
equities selected as trading at below their estimated intrinsic value.
The managers use quantitative models to «construct a
global equity portfolio that seeks to achieve the lowest amount of expected volatility subject to a set of reasonable constraints designed to foster portfolio
diversification and liquidity.»
There are three flavours: conservative (40 %
equities and 60 % bonds), balanced (60 %
equities) and aggressive (80 %
equities), and each one offers instant
global diversification, low cost, and convenience, as all the rebalancing is done for you.
This provides the benefits of
diversification not only across asset classes, but also within key allocations like Australian and
global equities.
All Asset strategies are
global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) solutions that aim to deliver attractive real returns,
equity diversification, and inflation protection via tactical long - only exposures.
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Evidence from the international
equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets indicates that the value premium is a
global phenomenon that can offer important portfolio
diversification.
For those reasons, I think
global equities currently represent a viable option for adding
diversification to your portfolio.
Achieve long - term capital growth by investing primarily in U.S. and international
equity mutual funds that provide exposure to a number of industrialized countries outside of Canada including countries in Europe, the Far East and Asia and emerging market countries, with some
global exposure to fixed income securities for
diversification.
Achieve long - term capital growth by investing primarily in
global equity mutual funds that provide exposure to countries in North America, Europe, the Far East and Asia, and emerging market countries for higher growth potential, with some exposure to
global fixed income securities for
diversification
«There's very little correlation to the
equity markets, which makes it an interesting area for portfolio
diversification,» says Abyd Karmali, managing director and
global head of carbon emissions at Merrill Lynch.