Tag: Markets

As investors struggle with low interest rates, some are looking for strategies to achieve high-yield corporate credit returns without the volatility associated with the asset class.  

One in three investors said they are less willing to take on risk, and many regret pre-recession financial decisions, a TD Ameritrade Investor poll found.

Markets will be erratic as U.S. policy indecision and a deepening recession in Europe overshadow virtually every aspect of the world economy, Natixis predicted.

Arnerich Massena Inc. released “Seeking the Investment Frontier,” a white paper examining the pros and cons of the frontier market asset class.

Long-term mutual funds recorded their lowest monthly intake year to date with just $10.8 billion in new money in June, according to data from Morningstar.

Investors stayed tense over global economic growth, with estimated net inflows of just $13 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in June.

Other popular asset classes advisers are considering include non-U.S. fixed income, alternatives, real assets and commodities, Cogent Research found.

Investor confidence softened somewhat in the second quarter, according to the Investor Sentiment Index, released Monday by John Hancock Financial Services.  

The looming fiscal cliff has investors scurrying for safe harbor, Prudential’s investment strategists said at their Midyear Global Markets and Economic Outlook.

Russell Investments released its newly reconstituted Global Indexes following its annual index reconstitution late last week, benchmarking about $3.9 trillion in assets.   

April was the first month this year that the net direction of 401(k) participant transfers moved back toward fixed income.

The asset manager F-Squared Investments upgraded its AlphaSector Fixed Income Indices. 

Investors put $14 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in May.

U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw roughly $2 billion in net inflows in May.

The U.S., Japan and Australia are expected to escape the recession over the next 12 months. 

Institutional investment managers are increasingly optimistic about the U.S. economy, but remain concerned about macro risks such as the European debt crisis. 

Investment managers currently view the markets as a “risk-on” opportunity, a survey found.

According to J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s 2012 market predictions, areas of concern for investors in 2011 have been some of the best-performing areas so far this year.

According to the Commonfund Investor Outlook Survey, institutional investor expectations for 2012 remain strong.  

Most advisers and their clients have different opinions on how a portfolio’s performance should be measured, according to Russell Investments’ latest quarterly survey of U.S. financial advisers.