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Investment Update On Co-Ordinated Action From The Central Banks(09/12/2011)
Last week, the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and Swiss National Bank announced that they would cut the rate charged to other central banks for access to US dollars, from 100 basis points over the base rate to just 50 basis points. A reciprocal agreement has been set up for a similar arrangement with regard to the domestic currencies of the other central banks. A joint statement from ... [more]
UK investors are underweight in their exposure to global emerging markets(04/01/2011)
Many retail investors have a disproportionately low allocation to emerging markets. UK retail investors are underweight in emerging markets, with just 2% of retail funds under management in the asset class. A recent roundtable debate (hosted by Baring Asset Management (Barings), Rod Aldridge, Head of UK Retail Distribution at Barings, joined by leading investment IFA, Ben Yearsley, of Hargreaves Lansdown and Chief Executive of North Investment... [more]
One in two non-retired women does not have a pension(21/09/2010)
According to a new research from Baring Asset Management, a staggering 47% of women who are not retired (8.7 million) in Great Britain do not have a pension. The total number of women who have yet to retire without a pension is increasing year-on-year, as the corresponding figures in 2009 and 2008 were 40% and 39% respectively. Equally alarming is the fact that the research shows that more than one in five (22%) non-retired adults aged 55 - 64... [more]
We are near the optimum point in the global economic cycle for emerging market equity investing(20/07/2010)
According to James Syme, Head of Emerging Market Equities and manager of the Baring Global Emerging Markets Fund at Baring Asset Management, we are near the optimum point in the global economic cycle for emerging market equity investing. Barings says that the combination of the recovery in the global economy, helped by a rebound in the US, and continued low interest rates in developed markets is driving emerging markets earnings estimates. In add... [more]
Economic recovery in the West is good news for equities(10/05/2010)
Baring Asset Management (Barings) has upgraded its position on equities from neutral to positive. The upgrade follows the publication of Barings’ latest research, which suggests there is a strong enough body of evidence showing the economic recovery in the West is well underway, albeit at a more subdued pace compared to past cycles. However, longer term, it remains uncertain about how strong the US and European recoveries might be. Barings’ ca... [more]
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