“Cleantech” provides an evolving investment opportunity that could potentially offer lower correlation to and different risk characteristics than traditional investments. This report presents an overview of the investment outlook for cleantech investing as well as analysis of market size and growth potential; performance characteristics; major risks; and implementation considerations, among other factors.
If tech stock earnings disappoint again in 2007, overall earnings are likely to fall short of expectations.
Lessons learned from the early 1990s liquidity-driven property market crash.
Benchmark indices for Asian small caps differ significantly, indicating the substantial judgment required of managers in this space.
A substantive discussion on the recent negative roll yield of the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index and what it means for investors. This paper also touches on the GSCI Total Return Index, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index, historical returns of commodity indices, and offers implementation options to commodities investors.
Equity valuations seem reasonable, but watch out for mean-revision of earnings growth.
While investors have high hopes for European equities in 2007, the headwinds facing the market may result in a disappointing performance.
This report focuses on the listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) markets in Asia, especially the larger such markets of Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The discussion also expands to include the smaller markets in Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, and the larger Asia Pacific region which includes Australia’s LPT market.
Despite the potential for short-term bumps in the road, the Asian growth story remains compelling.
An examination of the rules-based quantitative strategy of weighting portfolios by fundamentals rather than by market capitalization. The report discusses the major players of fundamental indexing; differences between fundamental- and cap-weighted indices; the debate over whether fundamental indices should be considered true indices; and fees associated with fundamental index exposure.