Investor Analytics Stress Tests Expose Fiscal Cliff Risk
Balanced US Equity & Fixed Income Funds Facing Potential 21% Loss
(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NY and LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 11/27/12 -- LLC (IA), a global leader in , has developed and owners to navigate through any "fiscal cliff" outcome. IA estimates that balanced funds comprising US equities and bonds may suffer from the fallout of negotiations. IA's stress tests are designed to help managers prevent by stressing portfolios against the gamut of potential market reactions.
"Managing the risk of the fiscal cliff is not about , nor is it about knowing precisely how each market will react. It is about being prepared for a range of market possibilities and understanding how each would affect your portfolio," said , CEO of Investor Analytics. He continued, "Our research department has developed that allow clients to simulate the impact of various on their investments."
Investor Analytics has created four widely-anticipated fiscal cliff scenarios to provide clients with the that pro-active managers demand.
1. In this scenario, lawmakers reach a to embrace long-term reform and allow for short-term stimulus to reinvigorate the economy. Potential market effects might be: further decreases in long-term Treasury yields; continuing low short-term yields; continuing low credit spreads or even tightening corporate credit spreads; significant increases in equity and commodity markets; and a strengthening US Dollar.
2. Lawmakers reach a short-term agreement that postpones most of the tax increases and spending cuts. The majority of commentators predict this as a likely outcome, which could cause continued market uncertainty. Under this scenario, while no significant market effects are expected, an adverse impact on the US credit rating cannot be ruled out.
3. Lawmakers do not reach agreement on the fiscal issues, with the CBO predicting a GDP contraction of 0.5% next year and an increase in unemployment to 9.1%. This assumes that the US Dollar and US Treasuries will remain . In this scenario, we can expect further decreases in long-term Treasury yields as investors flock to safe haven assets, continuing low short-term yields, significant widening of credit spreads, significant decreases in equity and commodity markets, and a strengthening US Dollar.
4. : Lawmakers fail to resolve the fiscal issues, and the tax increases and spending cuts are implemented without change. This scenario also assumes that the continuing inability to solve persistent fiscal problems threatens the status of the US Dollar and US Treasuries as safe haven assets. The impact could be: significant increases in long-term Treasury yields; continuing low short-term yields; significant widening of credit spreads; significant decreases in equity and commodity markets; and significant weakening of the US Dollar.
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Investor Analytics LLC, headquartered in New York with offices in Boston and London, has been providing portfolio and risk management services to the investment management industry since 1999. IA employs proprietary methodologies to analyze financial investment portfolios and provides clients with a suite of risk and transparency tools.
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