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EM Corporate Debt an allocation for uncertain times?

After a relatively poor 2018, returns in Emerging Markets Corporate Debt have bounced back year to date. Returns have been strong across both sovereign and corporate hard currency bonds. The...

Author: Sune Jensen, Toke Hjortshøj and Yvonne Raßbach

Tickets for the fund market: fund data and documents

Data on the target market, Key Investor Information Documents (KIIDs), fact sheets... the wealth of fund information has grown due to regulatory requirements. Universal-Investment uses the service...

The ideal line - staying on track with overlay management

Navigating the unpredictable financial markets safely with optional driver assistance: smart institutional investors can use overlay management to stay on track and continue to take advantage of...

Author: Peter Flöck

To make the most of opportunities, you need to manage risk effectively

Switzerland has a reputation for quality, security and reliability. Swiss-born entrepreneur, consultant and fund initiator Thomas Hirsiger builds on those values – and not just in his funds....

Author: Thomas Hirsiger

Sustainability: here to stay

Sustainability is becoming ever more important. Various initiatives have emerged to focus institutional investors' attention on social considerations, as in the case of the Corporate Social...

Author: Robert Bluhm

Real estate trends – internationalisation generates return potential

Nowadays, real estate investors can often only get decent returns abroad, be that in Central and Eastern Europe or Asia. However, given that German investors tend to have limited access to foreign...

Author: Dr Thomas Beyerle and Marcos J. Joos

Surge of growth in trades: solutions hit the mark

The increasingly complex regulation of securities trading and the growing volume of trades are presenting a challenge to many fund initiators. Four years ago, in response to statutory requirements...

Author: Mathias Wilhelm and Jürgen Lemmen

Data at the push of a button – interface advances automation

Universal-Investment has made another contribution to the rapid and automated delivery of fund data in the financial sector. The financial informatics investment company interface between the...

Author: Alexander Rassa

Four questions for Aneta Pilch, branch manager in Krakow

St Mary's Church, the old Jewish quarter Kazimierz, Royal Castle Wawel: Krakow offers a mixture of culture, leisure activities, impressive architecture and even a small, authentic jazz scene. The...

Author: Aneta Pilch

China’s hidden investment jewels

The trade dispute between China and the US is dominating the headlines and thus often the actions of investors. Rowan Francis, fund manager of TAMAC, explains in this commentary why it is...

Author: Rowan Francis

Facts Rather than Fake News and Forecasts

In New York, on the top floor of a prewar building on 57th Street, with a view of Central Park, you will find the head office of Keppler Asset Management Inc, an investment advisor specialised in...

Author: Michael Keppler

Gold: safe haven and inflation hedge

What some people drink in Champagne or wear around their décolleté, others own in stock deposits – it’s all about the precious metal gold. Investors keep asking themselves whether physical gold or...

Author: Georges Lequime und Yvonne Raßbach