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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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