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    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Markets InsightLaura Cooper
      Reality check for the FOMO rally in equities

      Recent retracement of stock market gains highlights uncertainty on rates and potential economic pain

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      Upbeat European stocks force a rethink among investors

      The end of a cheap money era strengthens the case for a trade idea that has long disappointed

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      Rise of European online neobrokers draws regulatory scrutiny

      Evidence shows most investors pursue low-risk objectives and only a minority choose crypto or derivatives offerings

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UnhedgedKatie Martin
      Will 60/40 trip again? Premium content

      Bad years tend to invite bouncebacks

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      The contrarian dilemmas in markets for 2023

      Investors who turned bullish as recession fears mounted have done well but the outlook is now more cloudy

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Markets InsightAnne Walsh
      Investors should not expect much relief from volatility

      Transition to world of quantitative tightening will lead to reduced liquidity, capital rationing and persistent swings in asset prices

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      China reopening bets now a ‘crowded trade’, fund managers warn

      Investor shift into Chinese and emerging market equities highlighted in widely watched Bank of America survey

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Markets InsightRobert Buckland
      LDI broke the UK stock market

      Long-term selling by pension funds and insurance companies have seen London-listed equities decline compared with global peers

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      The asset class du jour: corporate bonds

      Higher yields have boosted the popularity of bets on the debt of companies

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      Robust jobs data delivers a swerve to markets

      Employment growth completely resets the main risk for investors for the rest of this year

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Passive owners, active lobbyists?

      It’s not what you pay, it’s what you own

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      Smart money is still wary of the equity rally

      While markets have made a strong recovery, the prospect of more rate rises looms

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Markets InsightJohanna Kyrklund
      Investment regime shift brings turbulence but also offers returns

      There will be greater divergence between companies and countries

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      European equities
      Investors slash bets on US stocks as they seek returns in Europe and EM

      Big fund managers take biggest ‘underweight’ position in Wall Street equities since 2005

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Battered 60-40 portfolios face another challenging year

      Investors using the traditional equity-bond allocations took a 17% hit last year

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Markets InsightJean Boivin
      Investors need a different playbook for 2023

      A new regime of greater macro and market volatility is here to stay

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Baillie Gifford & Co
      Baillie Gifford warns of 2023 reckoning for private companies

      ‘Gravitational force’ of era of higher interest rates yet to be fully felt, says asset manager

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      The Big Read
      Pension funds after the gilts crisis: the big asset allocation rethink

      The market chaos could lead to reduced demand for private assets, including property and infrastructure projects backed by the government

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special Report
      FTfm: Fixed Income

      Many asset managers have been caught off guard by the unpredictability of continuing global market ructions — some are battening down the hatches, while others sense opportunity. Plus: China fails to stem bond outflows as property woes persist

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Social impact bonds satisfy philanthropists’ aims

      ‘Pay for success’ model puts donor capital to work, but scalability of the asset class proves elusive

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      China fails to stem bond outflows as property woes persist

      Global asset managers under pressure to cut holdings as Beijing clamps down on developers

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Danger of defaults looms larger for private credit funds

      Borrowers’ exposure to rising rates heightens risk for managers with less defensive portfolios

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Emerging market bond slump creates opportunities for investors

      Analysts predict greater recovery potential than for developed economies if inflation and interest rates stabilise

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
      Traders brace for further volatility as bond markets turn bearish

      Impact of quantitative tightening adds to concerns as liquidity continues to fall

    • Saturday, 15 October, 2022
      Lex
      Art market: can Frieze purchases insulate against economic chill? Premium content

      For all the buzz over collectable asset classes, it is easy to forget that the S&P has outperformed them by miles

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