Key messages:
- Global economic recovery faster than after the Lehman crisis (2008-2009) according to the Kiel Institute for World Economy
- Reporting season as expected with Chinese real estate companies delivering neutral results and telecom and meat producers reporting good figures
- Positive outlook for the metal industry: market prices indicate significantly better figures for the third quarter
- CNS looking to go public with part of its iron ore mining operations in order to reduce debt
- Performance above benchmark due to the positioning with regard to the fund’s interest rate sensitivity and selected converted bond holdings
