In the second part of this special Big Question feature, investors and managers explain their portfolio positioning during a tough start to the year.
Reduces US dollar exposure
Conditions may worsen
Markets across the world respond well to 0.25% increase
Following first US rate hike since 2006
Widely expected by industry
Shifts in currency and equity positions
Townsend Lansing, head of short/leveraged and FX platforms at ETF Securities, explains how currency hedging in the ETP space can be used to exploit market dislocations
Argentina, arguably the most famous example of a country that has made a habit out of burning foreign investors' hands, is once again firmly on the radar.