Sunday, December 02, 2007
Investors park funds in money market instruments
MUMBAI: Investors again opted to
cash in some of the fine-looking year-to-date gains generated by emerging market
equity finances and parkland the return in money marketplace finances during the last hebdomad of
November. Fund fluxes were influenced by the prospect of another United States charge per unit cut and
the weakening of the dollar. âDespite the Angst over the real
scope of the planetary recognition crisis, recent flowing information proposes that investors are
still as focused on tax returns as they are on risk,â states EPFR Global analyst
Cameron Brandt. âThere still isnât that much appetite
for fixed income exposure other than money marketplace funds, one of the usual
refuges in modern times of fiscal stress. And, when there is a sell-off, we see
money leap right back in to take advantage of perceived bargains,â he
added. Asia (excluding Japan) equity funds, whose collective
portfolios cast 5.5% inch the hebdomad before, recorded escapes of $2.47 billion
while the diversified Global Emerging Markets (GEM) finances clocked $1.02 billion
of funds, pulled out at the nett level. EMEA (Europe, Center East,
Africa) equity finances had the worst hebdomad in footing of escapes as a per centum of
assets under management. Investors in these finances go on to factor in in higher
costs facing states like South Africa, Turkey, Republic Of Hungary and Arab Republic Of Egypt with large
current business relationship deficits, in a less forgiving recognition climate, EPFR study said. Investors pulled $81 million out of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, Republic Of India and
China) equity funds, but took a indulgent position on Soviet Union and Federative Republic Of Federative Republic Of Brazil because of
their exportable oil reserves. Soviet Union state finances posted modest influxes while
flows into their Federative Republic Of Brazil opposite numbers were essentially neutral. But
funds geared to People'S Republic Of China and India, both large oil importers, posted escapes of $688
million and $208 million, respectively, as oil terms go on to prove the $100
a gun barrel mark. United States equity finances absorbed a nett $7 billion during the last hebdomad of
November with finances geared to all capitalizations attracting fresh money on
expectations of another cut in United States involvement rates in December. Hopes
of a charge per unit cut have got risen following Federal Soldier Modesty president Ben Bernankeâs
latest speech. Once again growing oriented finances outperformed their value
counterparts, in both flowings and public presentation terms, across all capitalisations
(small, mid, big cap).
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