Japanese market participants looking to access U.S. Treasury bonds or any other international bond market may need to be aware of fixed income risk and currency volatility. Depending on their investment view, Japanese market participants may choose to hedge currency risk or remain unhedged. Either way, market participants may be exposed to additional returns or Read more […]
Despite some warnings from volatility gauges, the market had “priced in” a vote for remain from the UK’s population. This has made for some dramatic headlines, and large movements since the vote to leave the EU was announced. As the market scrambled to make sense of the political chaos, three key themes have emerged from the Read more […]
In the past 18 months, currency hedging has become one of the hottest topics in the investment community. As the U.S. economy strengthens and decouples from the rest of the developed and emerging economies, and as there is unprecedented quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank, it is nearly inevitable Read more […]
So far this year, we have seen a ravenous interest from U.S. investors in currency-hedged equity exposure. Currency risks have increased; currency volatility is on the up: The reasons behind these trends can be understood in part via the nature of human psychology and power, and the reality of politics. Consider yourself, for a brief Read more […]
