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Factor Views 3Q 2019
By Yazann Romahi, Garrett Norman
Factor performance was negative, on balance. Equity momentum gained, but event-driven factors were mixed and whipsawing commodities markets challenged macro factors. Looking ahead, we are most bullish about the prospects for the value factor.
We expect continued solid returns for emerging market debt (EMD) over the next six to 12 months, driven by healthy fundamentals, a supportive net issuance level and attractive valuations.
Drawing on the insights and experience of more than 800 alternatives professionals around the globe, we explore how alternative asset allocation can help boost returns and reduce risk in a late-cycle investment environment.
Our 2019 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMAs) provides a context for how some of the structural factors affecting economies today are likely to drive asset returns over a 10- to 15-year investment horizon.
