Around one quarter, 24%, of global fund managers expect corporate bonds to be the worst performing asset class in 2019. The latest survey by Bank of America shows more fund managers want to see companies use capital to strengthen their balance sheet. While global growth expectations have fallen to the lowest level since the financial crisis, only 11% of fund managers forecast a global recession in 2019 Rising levels of corporate debt are well and truly on the radar of global fund managers, and that doesn’t bode well for global stocks. US corporate debt levels have now risen to a record-high 46% of GDP, according to the latest Bank of America survey of global fund managers. The past decade has seen a sharp rise in corporate debt issuance, as investors hunt for yield in a low interest rate environment. There are now concerns that more debt has been issued has been issued on increasingly looser terms, known as “covenant-lite” arrangements. And the Bank of America … [Read more...] about Swelling corporate debt piles are now global fund managers’ major concern
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Excessive levels of corporate debt are now the primary concern among global fund managers
Around one quarter (24%) of global fund managers expect corporate bonds to be the worst performing asset class in 2019. The latest survey by Bank of America Merril Lynch shows more fund managers want to see companies use capital to strengthen their balance sheet. While global growth expectations have fallen to the lowest level since the financial crisis, only 11% of fund managers forecast a global recession in 2019. Rising levels of corporate debt are well and truly on the radar of global fund managers, and that doesn’t bode well for global stocks. US corporate debt levels have now risen to a record-high 46% of GDP, according to the latest Bank of America Merril Lynch (BAML) survey of global fund managers. The past decade has seen a sharp rise in corporate debt issuance, as investors hunt for yield in a low interest rate environment. There are now concerns that more debt has been issued has been issued on increasingly looser terms, known as “covenant-lite” … [Read more...] about Excessive levels of corporate debt are now the primary concern among global fund managers
Richard Elden, Innovative Hedge Fund Investor, Is Dead at 84
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Business Day Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByMatt Phillips July 13, 2018 Richard Elden, a journalist-turned-investment manager who was an early investor in a number of notable hedge funds, died on June 27 at his home in Chicago. He was 84. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his son, Tom, said. Mr. Elden founded Grosvenor Partners (now GCM Grosvenor), considered the first American fund-of-funds, in 1971. The previous two years, while Mr. Elden was working as an analyst for the Chicago brokerage and investment bank A. G. Becker & Company, had been rough for the stock market. And Mr. Elden had become intrigued by the notion that high returns — with relatively low exposure to the ups and downs of the broader market — could be made available by using strategies that involved non-stock investments in options markets. He had read about such … [Read more...] about Richard Elden, Innovative Hedge Fund Investor, Is Dead at 84
Butler: Could ‘go anywhere’ funds be going nowhere?
By Steve Butler | [email protected] | June 11, 2018 at 6:00 am Like the search for the perpetual motion machine, the money management business never ceases in its effort to invent what could be a perennial winner in both rising and falling markets. Not that long ago, a possible answer was the notion of a “go-anywhere” fund — a mutual fund that would make no pretense of representing a specific investment style (e.g. large cap value, small cap growth, etc.) nor would it confine itself to a specific industry or limit itself to just stocks without including bonds. In short, it would be free to invest anywhere with total discretion — offering no promise of direction — an acceptable approach when disclosed in the fund prospectus. For investors, selecting one of these funds represents a leap of faith in the manager’s ability to time subsets of the investment universe. At best, it represents a ride on an escalator leading to a steady … [Read more...] about Butler: Could ‘go anywhere’ funds be going nowhere?
Are donor advised funds right for your charitable giving?
WASHINGTON — A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a powerful and popular tool to simplify the management of your charitable giving. According to the 2017 Donor Advised Fund report from the National Philanthropic Trust, donor-advised funds reached a record $23 billion in contributions in 2016. Donor-advised funds offer many of the benefits of a private foundation without the headaches. Some of the advantages are that it allows you, as the donor, to receive an immediate tax deduction for the full amount of your charitable donation, invest the principal free of taxes and distribute funds to charities that you and your successors care about most over time. Establishing an account in a DAF can be arranged at most major brokerage firms, as well as through community foundations and single-issue charity sponsors. The initial amount needed to open a DAF account and the required future minimum additions and charity gifts varies based on the specific sponsor. Other than your donation into the … [Read more...] about Are donor advised funds right for your charitable giving?