Equity investors eye U.S. corporate profits
6 of 10 expect negative global growth
Highest marks for support go to RBC Capital Markets
Companies urged to rein in borrowing as credit crunch bites
30% hedged against further equity selloff: survey
Electronic trading volumes hold steady
State Street Global Markets today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index for August 2007.Global investor confidence rose by 13 points to a level of 99.3. Leading the way were North American institutional investors, whose risk appetite rose by a full 21 points to 116.5.In Europe, by contrast, investors consolidated the pullback […]
Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for August finds that fund managers are reluctant to abandon equities, notwithstanding recent market turbulence.“While fund managers have turned more risk averse in light of global market instability they still believe equities offer value, especially relative to bonds,” it says. In the broadest snapshot of global institutional investor sentiment […]
Commissions paid by institutions on trades of U.S. shares down 4%, even as markets set record highs
The concerns of U.S. institutional fixed-income investors have shifted away from weak economic activity and toward the effects of higher interest rates, oil price volatility, weak creditor protections and event risk, according to a new survey from Fitch Ratings.The survey, conducted in June, revealed a more upbeat outlook for the overall U.S. economy as concern […]