Russell Investments has released its 2012 Global Outlook, predicting that global deleveraging will continue into the coming year.
At Legg Mason Canada’s Global Investment Forum luncheon in Toronto on Monday, Patrick Kaser, managing director and portfolio manager with Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, said investors are motivated by one of two factors: fear or greed. Guess which one is keeping investors from investing in U.S. equities?
The non-stop rollercoaster ride of 2011 has done little to erode the undying optimism of Canadian money managers who are betting on 2012 being a good year for investment returns.
As the volatile and stressful year of 2011 draws to a close, it is time to take stock of our portfolios and consider some of the risks embedded in them.
The uneven global economic recovery will continue to create a two-speed world where emerging economies will persistently outpace those in the developed world.
Stay the course and remain calm. That’s the message from the Portfolio Management Association of Canada’s membership on how to best cope with current market volatility and global economic troubles.
It’s no surprise that headlines in world news have been all about the European sovereign debt crisis—a downgraded credit rating here, a country’s austerity measures there.
An overwhelming majority of investment professionals equate a collapse of the Euro to a failure of Europe, according to a CFA Institute survey.
The eurozone’s days are numbered and it’s a matter of time before the common currency falls apart. The latest escalation in the eurozone debt crisis is seen by industry experts as the beginning of the end.
As the eurozone crumbles before the eyes of global citizens and U.S. economic growth is slow to none, investors should start to look at emerging markets for comfort.