Given Prolonged US Equity Market Dominance, Should Investors Reconsider Existing Overweights to Global ex US Stocks?
No, we believe investors should maintain a modest tilt away from US equities and toward global ex US stocks.
Research Publications Archive
Should Investors Allocate to Public or Private Chinese Investments?
Public and private Chinese equities both present attractive investment opportunities today.
The US Yield Curve Inverted! Should Investors Underweight Risk?
Although an inverted yield curve is not a sign we welcome, it also is not a clear indicator of an imminent equity market downturn. Instead of underweighting risky assets, we suggest investors take this opportunity to refresh plans to manage through the next bear market.
With Brexit Stress Peaking, Should Investors Tactically Increase Exposure to UK Equities?
No, we don’t believe the politics of Brexit are conducive to tactical asset allocation.
Comparative Asset Allocation and Total Return: UK Foundations and Endowments
Our biannual report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for 29 of Cambridge Associates’ UK foundation and endowment clients.
Comparative Asset Allocation: Private Clients
Our biannual report summarizes asset allocation for 95 of Cambridge Associates’ US-based private clients.
Ready, Steady, Co-Invest
Co-investments are one of only a handful of control levers within an LP’s toolbox, and we encourage all private market investors, regardless of size, to consciously consider implementing a co-investment program.
Should Investors Chase the Rally in China A-Shares?
Yes, but only if you can tolerate the volatility.
Emerging Markets Equity Manager Performance: 2018
More than 63% of active emerging markets equity managers underperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index gross of fees in 2018, marking the third consecutive year of underperformance. This chart book is our annual summary of the absolute and relative performance of managers that report to our database. This is a companion piece to the US, global ex US, and global equity manager performance chart books already published.
Brexit’s Crescendo and UK Investors: Tuning Out the Noise
Though developments and headlines associated with the UK’s Article 50 negotiations with the EU to exit the trading bloc have been fitful, their impact thus far on the underlying fundamentals of the UK economy and sterling-denominated assets, particularly UK equities, has been moderate. Because Brexit is a political process with two-way tail risks, it warrants close monitoring but is not a good foundation for a tactical investment position By the same token, UK investors should avoid factoring in expectations of specific potential Brexit outcomes into strategic decisions regarding currency exposures.