Food price shocks expose vulnerability of supply
Growing concerns over global food shortages and sudden price hikes have highlighted the vulnerability of the entire food chain and investors should expect more short-term volatility in the coming months, says a leading specialist.
Dawn Chorus: Wall Street gains on positive economic figures
The Dow Jones closed 0.5% higher, S&P gained 0.9% and Nasdaq advanced 1.1% in response to positive data on initial jobless claims, pending home sales and retailers’ same-store sales.
Signet Launches Global UCITS Fund of Funds
Fund-of-hedge-funds management and advisory group Signet is launching its first UCITS-compliant fund of funds for its institutional and private-bank clients.
Is a yield bubble forming in corporate bonds?
Deflation fears continue to attract investors to corporate bonds but L&G credit strategiest Ben Bennett (pictured) fears central bank policy could see the sector hit by 'significant' and 'unexpected' inflation.
Global equity manager heads to Europe for EM exposure
As we move towards the last quarter of the year Neuberger Berman Global Disciplined Growth Fund manager Benjamin Segal explains why he is looking to Europe for his emerging market exposure but steering clear of 'gogo' stocks.
ING Real Estate appoints new France CIO
ING Real Estate Investment Management has appointed Bruno Cohen the new CIO of its French bureau where he will oversee assets of around € 1.7 billion.