Harald Egger, Author at Erste Asset Management

Harald Egger

Harald Egger is Chief Analyst and has worked at Erste Asset Management since 2001. Previously he worked for four years as a fund manager and analyst for AXA Investment Management in London. He headed the equity segment within Erste Asset Management and was CIO until April 2013. He has been employed in the finance industry since 1992.

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Harald Egger am 15th March 2018

Equity returns and dividends: it depends on the market phase

Harald Egger 15th March 2018 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities Schlagworte: dividend, equity, performance, yields

To most people, the notion of the performance of shares relates to changes in the share price. This does not take into account the second component of return, i.e. the dividend. Simply looking at the share price development seems too one-sided to me. After all, dividends may account for up to a third of total return, as is the case for example for the shares listed on the Vienna stock exchange. However, shares with strong dividends do not generate the highest total return in every phase of the market.

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Harald Egger am 11th January 2018

Bitcoin Basics

Harald Egger 11th January 2018 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Capital Markets/Macro-Economics Schlagworte: bitcoins, blockchain, cryptocurrencies

What are Bitcoins?

Bitcoins were developed in 2009 as a virtual, digital currency by one person or group with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoins are not physically tangible and are thus also difficult to grasp mentally for many.

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Harald Egger am 26th July 2017

Style management in practice: part 2

Harald Egger 26th July 2017 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Capital Markets/Macro-Economics, Financial Know-How Schlagworte: dividend, equity management, funds, growth, style, Value

Having defined and explained various management styles in equity management in part 1, we will now have a look at the specific styles and their return/risk ratio over time.

Harald Egger am 20th July 2017

Style management in practice: part 1

Harald Egger 20th July 2017 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Capital Markets/Macro-Economics, Financial Know-How Schlagworte: dividend, equity management, funds, growth, style, Value

A clear sense of style is not only important in fashion, but more and more so in equity management as well. But what does “style” mean in equity management? Do stylistic preferences change over time, like in fashion? If so, what triggers those changes? Questions upon questions, but before we go into detail in part 2 of this series, let us first clarify what we mean by style(s):

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Harald Egger am 03rd May 2017

Stock exchange rules – myth or reality

Harald Egger 03rd May 2017 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities, Financial Know-How Schlagworte: currency, msci world, sell in may, stock exchange rule, US-Dollar

“SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY (BUT REMEMBER TO COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER)”

Who has not heard of the old stock exchange rule “Sell in May and go away” – sometimes complemented by “but remember to come back in September”. We had a closer look at this adage and have analysed the performance on the global stock exchanges over the past 48 years. To this end, we looked at an index that measures exactly that: the company MSCI launched its MSCI World index on 1 January 1970, This is also the start date of our analysis.

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Harald Egger am 16th February 2017

5 facts that favour dividends

Harald Egger 16th February 2017 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities Schlagworte: equities

Many investors focus on capital gains while disregarding the significance of dividends. And are wrong in doing so, from my point of view. The total return of a share is after all the sum of capital gains (i.e. rising prices) and dividend income. Income from dividends is of particular relevance for investors with a long-term investment horizon.

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Harald Egger am 05th January 2017

The year 2016 was full of broken trends on the stock exchanges

Harald Egger 05th January 2017 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities

Another year has passed, and it is time to look back. The year on the stock exchanges started out worse than in a long time. After only a few trading days, losses averaged 10%. The fear of economic turbulences originating in China dominated the markets. Meanwhile the currency of choice during a crisis, gold, was picking up speed, gaining 20% within a short period of time.

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Harald Egger am 19th September 2016

The equity bull market that no-one trusts

Harald Egger 19th September 2016 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities Schlagworte: equity markets

Equities got off to a terrible start into 2016. At the end of February, a short but intense sell-off was triggered by the emergence of concerns over a slump of the global economy in connection with China. However, since mid-February the international indices have been on the rise without any significant breaks. Not even the much-feared Brexit vote managed to dent the upswing. Although share prices were down in the immediate wake of the decision of the UK to leave the EU, they rebounded very swiftly. Read more

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Harald Egger am 05th September 2016

Growing significance of real estate shares on the stock

Harald Egger 05th September 2016 Save as PDF Abgelegt unter: Equities Schlagworte: equities, MSCI, properties, properties equities, S&P Dow Jones, stock exchange

Real estate has been in high demand from investors for a while. The keen interest in “concrete gold” has also moved the shares of real estate companies into the limelight of investors.

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“SELL IN MAY AND GO AWAY (BUT REMEMBER TO COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER)”