Lingering fears of a reduction in US monetary stimulus and a continuation of tight liquidity conditions in China precipitated markets’ falls in the early part of last week. This week, a bundle of PMI manufacturing and services data are to be released in Europe, but the main focus will be the US empl...
03.07.2013 /
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Guy Barnard, Co-Manager des Henderson Horizon Global Property Equities Fund, mit einem Update zu gelisteten Immobilien-Aktien. Er erklärt unter anderem, warum die aus den aktuell sehr vielseitigen Unsicherheiten (political, monetary, fiscal) resultierenden Risiken bereits im derzeit vorherrschenden...
02.07.2013 /
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Mit zunehmendem Verkaufsdruck der Asia-Pacific Equities in den vergangenen Wochen, gibt Mike Kerley (Henderson Global Investors) ein Update zu den jüngsten Ereignissen, einen Überblick über das Portfolio und kommentiert, inwiefern die Verkäufe ein Vorteil für Langezeitinvestoren darstellen.
01.07.2013 /
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Is the corporate world in danger of becoming too virtuous? Whilst governments are pilloried for being frivolous with taxpayers’ money and building up large national debts, companies are doing the opposite. This is understandable given the parlous state of overleveraged companies during the financial...
27.06.2013 /
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Weekly wrap von Henderson Global Investors: Global equity markets, government bonds and commodity markets all finished the week lower after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the Fed would begin to trim its monthly bond purchases to $65 billion in September and aim to end buying in...
26.06.2013 /
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"Natürlich können die Stimulusmaßnahmen nicht endlos fortgeführt werden. Und ein sorgfältig kommunizierter, geordneter und langsamer Rückzug ist einem plötzlichen und unerwarteten Ende sicher vorzuziehen", so Luke Newman, Manager des Henderson Gartmore UK Absolute Return Fund.
25.06.2013 /
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The Japanese market has had a good run starting in November 2012, with both large-caps (represented by the Nikkei 225 index) and small-caps (represented by the Topix Small index) up around 71% and 61% respectively until 20 May 2013, when the market began to correct. Yun Young Lee, fund manager of th...
24.06.2013 /
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Die Begeisterung der Anleger für Gold hat sich in den letzten Monaten spürbar abgekühlt. "Sollten sich die Politiker als wahrhaft brillant erweisen oder der Kapitalismus in seiner Reinform der Aufgabe gewachsen sein, einen neuen Zyklus nachhaltigen Wachstums ohne Inflation hervorzubringen, wird Gold...
24.06.2013 /
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Since the Fed’s announcement in May that they were considering a tapering of their asset purchase programme, investors have eagerly awaited yesterday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Bernanke confirmed his intention to begin tapering quantitative easing (QE) later this year with the t...
20.06.2013 /
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Die Pläne einer gemeinsamen Freihandelszone zwischen EU und den USA werden Konkreter, nachdem Frankreich erfolgreich den Schutz der Film- und Online-Unterhaltungs-Industrie ausverhandeln konnte. Es besteht berechtigte Hoffnung, dass ein Wegfall der Zoll- und Einfuhrbestimmungen das Handelsvolumen zw...
19.06.2013 /
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As the Paris sun rose on Monday morning, the 50th International Paris Air Show opened its gates to aircraft enthusiasts and business delegates. The one-week show is a showcase for commercial airliners, civil aircraft and new aircraft developments.
19.06.2013 /
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Global equities posted another positive month in May. However, it was not a smooth ride all the way; strong returns in the early weeks tailed off towards the end of the month on fears of an earlier-than-expected tapering of US stimulus. These concerns also drove a rise in government bond yields (fal...
19.06.2013 /
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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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