We are living in a world where income is a scarce commodity, whether it is earned from assets or earned from a job. First, financial repression is pulling down yields on assets. Second, various factors are weighing on earnings, including technological change and pensioners living longer.
18.06.2013 /
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The Andean countries of Colombia and Peru may be known for being producers of specialist coffee, but for investors they have much to offer. These two resource-rich countries have a collective population of around 76 million and demographic trends that point to strong population growth, declining dep...
17.06.2013 /
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"Die Märkte haben sich inzwischen an die zusätzliche Geldflut gewöhnt, es wäre sträflich, würde die Fed dies ignorieren.", Chris Bullock, Co-Manager des Henderson Horizon Euro Corporate Bond Fund erklärt, weshalb eine unmittelbare Drosselung der Anleihenkäufe wenig realistisch ist.
14.06.2013 /
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Global equity markets finished lower last week, as investors continued to fret about when the US Federal Reserve might begin tapering its asset purchase programme.
12.06.2013 /
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Global equities closed broadly flat yesterday, with mixed data out of Japan and the US spurring most of the activity. There was some encouragement in the form of an upgrade on the US outlook from “negative” to “stable” by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
11.06.2013 /
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The outlook for the UK economy is looking increasingly positive. The UK’s manufacturing sector posted a second consecutive month of growth, with May’s Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index reading of 51.3 marking the highest reading in over a year. What is more pleasing is that the growth was more...
11.06.2013 /
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Japan has recently begun testing a new generation of ‘floating’ trains, capable of travelling at over 300mph. Using maglev technology, the carriages are propelled by magnets rather than wheels, reducing friction and allowing for a smoother ride. Despite competition from China, Japan is still seen as...
10.06.2013 /
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Weekly wrap: Will they? Won’t they? Markets were in turmoil last week on concerns that the Federal Reserve might soon pull back its bond-buying programme on signs of a recovering US economy. In anticipation of higher rates, US Treasuries yields rose (prices fell) with the 10-year benchmark recording...
04.06.2013 /
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That the stellar rise in the Japanese market has been checked should not come as a surprise. Since the market turned late last year Japanese equities have risen by more than 70%, driven predominantly by around a 25% drop in the value of the yen against the US dollar. A change in political leadership...
03.06.2013 /
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As the grass begins to look greener for many in the global economy, mounting evidence points to a shift of power from lender to borrower as investor confidence rises. Companies which 12 months ago the market would have refused to touch, with even the most lengthy of barge poles, are now issuing debt...
31.05.2013 /
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Henderson's weekly wrap: Markets were in turmoil last week following Bernanke’s comments, which sparked speculation that the Federal Reserve might begin reducing stimulus soon. As risk assets sold off the worst affected market was in Tokyo where the Nikkei plunged just over 7% in one day.
29.05.2013 /
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Henderson Global Investors weekly wrap: Weaker eurozone data led investors to anticipate further monetary easing measures from the European Central Bank, driving the German 10-year bund yield lower (prices higher). Conversely, Japanese and US 10-year government bond yields rose.
27.05.2013 /
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The Asian universe of income stocks is witnessing a wave of positive dividend surprises in 2013. The market has generally reacted favourably to this theme and we expect the trend to continue as dividend per share growth has lagged earnings per share revisions since 2011.
24.05.2013 /
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The European Commission’s financial transaction tax proposal on most equity, debt and derivative transactions is currently the subject of hot debate and negotiations between the 11 eurozone member states and participants in the financial markets. One area of the industry that seems particularly vuln...
23.05.2013 /
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Henderson Global Investors beabsichtigt auch künftig an einer neutralen Positionierung bei Indonesien festzuhalten. Mehr dazu erfahren Sie im aktuellen Fondsmanagerkommenar, „View from the Trading Floor“ von Mike Kerley, Fondsmanager des Henderson Horizon Asian Dividend Income Fund.
21.05.2013 /
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Financial markets were in a positive mood in April. Further supportive central bank action in the form of aggressive new quantitative easing plans from the Bank of Japan, positive developments in Cyprus and the appointment of both president and prime minister in Italy ensured the upbeat sentiment ou...
17.05.2013 /
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Mike Kerley, manager of the Henderson Asian Dividend Income Unit Trust and the Henderson Horizon Asian Dividend Income Fund, provides his view on Indonesia following slightly weaker-than-expected Q1 GDP data.
16.05.2013 /
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Henderson's weekly wrap: It is a busy week for central banks with meetings for the Reserve Bank of Australia, National Bank of Poland, Norges Bank, Bank of Korea and the Bank of England. At the time of writing the Australian central bank has cut its benchmark rate by 0.25% to 2.75% in efforts to cou...
10.05.2013 /
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