Articles by Chun Wang Director of Multi-Asset Strategies
The Sector Effect vs. The Country Effect: A Region by Region Look
We examine the relative importance of country effect vs. sector effect within four regions: Europe, Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia Pacific ex-Japan ex-China, and Americas ex-U.S.
The Sector Effect Vs. The Regional Effect
Focus of global investing has shifted from sector and is now centered on the regional effect.
The Higher Payout The Better: A Global Perspective on Dividends and Buybacks
This month Chung Wang examines historical performance of companies that increase or initiate dividends, as well as companies that are buying back stock. These stocks tend to significantly outperform.
Adding Deep Value—A Bet On “Growth At Reasonable Price”
Within Select Industries Portfolio, Diversified Financial Services equity group has been de-activated, and is being replaced by a screen-based quantitative theme called Deep Value. This is essentially a GARP type screen.
Popularity, Agreement, And Trust: A Global Perspective Of Investor Preference
Analysts are playing an increasingly important role in today’s market. In this section, we focus on the market’s interpretation of three characteristics related to analysts estimates: Popularity, Agreement, and Trust.
A Global Perspective: Investor Preference For Earnings And Revenue Risks
A look at earnings and revenue risk to see how the market reveals its preference.
A Global Perspective On Investor Preference For Top-Line Growth Or Bottom-Line Growth
A look at how the market reveals its preference for the top-line growth (revenue growth) vs. the bottom-line growth (EPS growth).
How Investors Are Rewarding Management Decisions: A Global Perspective
There are four key decisions a company’s management has to make: Dividend Policy, External Financing, Capital Expenditure (Capex), and Research & Development (R&D). We studied how the market rewards each of these management decisions.
Decomposing ROE: A Global Perspective
Return On Equity (ROE) has been performing well as a quality factor on a global basis over the last six to twelve months.
The Value Of Value Investing: A Global Perspective
As one of the oldest investment philosophies, value investing has certainly stood the test of time. The recent market meltdown is no exception.
The State of Momentum Investing: A Global Perspective
Most quantitative portfolio managers employ some variation of the momentum strategy, and most have had a hard time with this particular strategy since the end of 2007.
Country Alpha From Global Group Scores? You Better Believe It!
When clients ask about our country views, we suggest they take a look at our global group work because our Global Group Scores are capable of capturing country alpha!
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