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More to Bountiful Brazil Than CommoditiesBNY Mellon ARX reviews Brazil's political and economic prospects ahead of October's presidential elections. As economic activity continues to pick up from last year's recession, the ARX team sees the increasing domestic consumption of goods and services joining commodities exports as an important source of GDP growth. Business: Investment Management
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Emerging Markets -- Five Thoughts for 10 YearsFollowing the dramatic rise and fall and rise again in emerging market performance over the last few years, investors are understandably interested in the asset class' longer-term prospects. Author: Hugh Hunter
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The Quest for Beta: Balancing Risks with Costs and ReturnsAs more institutional investors seek to diversify their beta exposures, BNY Mellon Beta Management analyzes the cost/benefit trade-offs of replicating and managing those exposures with a variety of instruments in different markets. Authors: Mark Keleher, Jamie Cashman, Jon Platt, Keith Eiger
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China's Changing Workforce Presents Problems and OpportunitiesAs China's workforce becomes more educated and affluent, the country is evolving from the world's manufacturing assembly line to one of the most promising consumer markets. We believe all of this is having an important effect on where the new growth and investment opportunities are developing. Business: Investment Management
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Why Commodity Prices May be Headed for New HighsThe Boston Company Asset Management looks at the structural supply forces that could push commodity prices higher following their dramatic run-up and subsequent collapse in recent years. Contrary to common belief, TBCAM does not believe the U.S. dollar needs to weaken for commodity prices to move higher or that speculative investors determine price direction. Authors: Robin Wehbe, Jason Gibson, Brock Campbell
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Rehab for Investor Performance AddictionCyrus Taraporevala, head of BNY Mellon Asset Management's North American Distribution, takes a self-critical look at the industry's addiction to hot asset classes and managers in the chase for performance and suggests a more fundamental approach to selecting managers and asset classes. Author: Cyrus Taraporevala
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Positioning Portfolios to Manage Inflation Risk with Real AssetsWhile economists are still arguing about whether inflation or deflation is the bigger short-term risk, the Investment Strategy and Solutions Group believe institutions should take the time now to consider how well positioned their portfolios are to manage the longer-term threat of rising inflation. Author: Jeffrey Saef
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Mitigating Downside Risks from Market ShocksReflecting on the volatility and illiquidity that battered portfolios during the financial crisis, Mellon Capital CIO Michael Ho discusses potential ways to protect portfolios against downside risk. He suggests three portfolio construction approaches for true diversification: passive investments in relatively safe haven assets like sovereign bonds; alpha strategies that have historically done well in extremely volatile markets; and dynamic risk management that adjusts exposures according to prevailing financial and economic conditions. Author: Michael Ho
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Target Surplus Strategies for Defined Benefit PlansBNY Mellon Pension Services have developed a Target Surplus Strategy that helps defined benefit plans lock in target funding levels within a specific time frame using a dynamic asset allocation approach. Authors: Peter Austin, Albert Trezza
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Global Investing -- A View from the Top: Go Global in Fixed Income and CurrenciesThe rationale for investing in global fixed-income securities used to be founded on the existence of a weak local currency. There are now many more reasons to invest in overseas fixed-income markets. Diversifying away from a domestic market in which the central bank is running the risk of inflation and in which the government is not addressing debt challenges adequately seems a sensible idea. Learn more from Paul Brain of Newton. Author: Paul Brain
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