Asian companies have changed in the last 10 years. Capital expenditure is more rational, and as a result cash generation compares favourably with companies in the US and Europe. This excess cash has been used to pay down debt to the extent that many companies have net cash on their balance sheets.

Using its expertise in systematic asset management, in 2013, Ossiam has set up an ETF offering a long only exposure to a risk weighted enhanced commodity index, based on S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index constituents, excluding grains.

Can Beta Become Smarter? Nobel Prize-winning economist William Sharpe introduced the notions of “beta” and “alpha” decades ago. Put simply, Sharpe defined beta as a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity relative to the market. Under this definition, it is difficult to fathom how beta can become “smarter.”

According to Raphaël Gallardo, Strategist – Investment and client solutions at Natixis Asset Management, the fall in the oil price is attributable to a real phenomenon (the downward revision in global energy demand), but which he considers to be amplified by macro-financial interest-rate issues (steepening US real rates) and foreign exchange factors (dollar rally).

Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. (“Nomura”), today announces the launch of the Nomura High Yield Fund. The Nomura High Yield Fund (Ticker: NPHIX) is sub-advised by the credit research investment boutique Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (“NCRAM”).