Equity

Back in the 1950s equities were seen as yield products, being as utility type assets. It was only from the 1960s that stocks were seen as growth assets. 2011 has been a watershed because yields have exceeded bond yields

As China faces up to its debt problems investors should be poised for turbulence and opportunity, writes Robin Parbrook, Head of Asia (ex Japan) Equities.

How much exposure do banks have on their books? What is their financial strength? Can they withstand a Greek default, or worse? Have they learned the lessons from 2008?

How to measure the intensity of the current financial and economic crisis? Regular monitoring of a number of economic and financial indicators helps answering this question and better understanding the materialization of panic behavior and portfolio reallocations in the markets.

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