Not exact matches
A number of
factors — such as rising US interest rates, the recurrence of big fluctuations in
global currencies, and the widening dispersion of
equity returns across sectors and regions — may have helped to create an increasingly conducive environment for hedge - fund strategies, which have seen a positive turnaround in performance in recent quarters.
These
factors are not expected to change, and we are in fact heartened by the appointment of Edinburgh's Dr. Sandy Nairn to the position of Chairman of Templeton
Global Equity Group.
For anyone who has been looking at the detail across sectors,
factors, and styles in
global equities, there have been a couple of peculiar and extreme standouts.
Long - term rates are being held down by structural
factors including plentiful
global savings, providing a favorable backdrop for
equities.
Rather than size, we believe investors are better served focusing on
equity style
factors with potentially greater staying power in a sustained above - trend expansion, particularly momentum and value, as detailed in our Q4
Global Investment Outlook.
Global markets have had a tumultuous start thus far in the first few trading days of 2016, with a number of factors affecting market sentiment, triggering global equity markets to sel
Global markets have had a tumultuous start thus far in the first few trading days of 2016, with a number of
factors affecting market sentiment, triggering
global equity markets to sel
global equity markets to sell off.
Before late January injected a surge of volatility into
equities, driven by investor fears over a handful of
factors including rising rates, tightening monetary policy, more regulation on big tech and rising
global trade tensions, investors were smooth sailing on the nine - year bull market.
Where we are concerned about volatility risks in
global equity, we can focus exposure on stocks that exhibit the «quality»
factor.
And while
equity markets have been performing well this year, there are numerous potential risk
factors that could cause a sharp correction in the
equity markets, such as the U.S. election, sluggish
global economic growth and the future of Europe given the «Brexit» situation.
I'd add this to the list of
factors supporting more exposure to
equities, including our expectations of a synchronized
global earnings recovery and sustained economic expansion.
El - Ansary says Australia is a net capital importing country and
global private
equity firms take into account a vast number of
factors including the regulatory framework when assessing potential buyout targets.
Rather than size, we believe investors are better served focusing on
equity style
factors with potentially greater staying power in a sustained above - trend expansion, particularly momentum and value, as detailed in our Q4
Global Investment Outlook.
Long - term rates are being held down by structural
factors including plentiful
global savings, providing a favorable backdrop for
equities.
We believe that the following
factors give us a sustainable edge in the management of
global equity portfolios:
While
global equity funds can be volatile and involve more risk than Canadian investments — depending on the state of world affairs, currency fluctuations and other economic and political
factors — they diversify against any type of country or political risk an investor might encounter.
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The Evidence To explore the potential for systematic
global macro investing, we empirically investigate the performance of carry, momentum, and value
factors across
equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets.
Momentum, for example, was the top - performing
factor in 2007 when
equity markets were strong, but it was the worst performer in 2008 when the
global financial crisis hit.3 These swings in performance can be unsettling to many investors, causing them to sell and potentially miss out on rebounding performance.
Huemmer noted a combination of
factors driving the shift, including strong emerging - market performance, positive expectations for
global growth, compelling valuations of international
equities, and more accommodative monetary policy overseas.
These two
factors are well represented in our portfolio,» confirms Filippi, who confirms that around 60 per cent of the
global portfolio is held in
equity and commodity assets.
We also favor the
global technology sector, which happens to be underrepresented in the Canadian
equity market but is the single largest sector weight in EM, the U.S. and the momentum
factor.
Our research organization is structured to focus fundamental analysis on the
factors that matter most in
global equity markets.
OTHER Nicknamed «the Warren Buffett of Europe», his more recent fund, Bestinver Internacional (
Global Equity Fund), launched 1998, has an annual return of almost 11 %, beating the benchmark (2 %) by a
factor of more than five.
Other organizations who have made calculations of the US fair share of the remaining carbon budget using different
equity factors have concluded that the US fair share of safe
global emissions is even smaller than that depicted in the above chart.
If you are [making those two - day deliveries], you have to
factor in that the gasoline prices are through the roof,» Trip Chowdhry, managing director of
equity research at
Global Equities Research, told the E-Commerce Times.