International Investing

Bonds and equities in developing countries will continue to streak ahead, outpacing their developed-nation peers into next year, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Turkey, Hong Kong, Poland and Hungary have all risen more than 20 percent, with Istanbul’s bourse ahead of the pack showing a near 40 percent increase.

Stocks in Europe have been on a winning streak since Oct. 26.

“The question that we all ask ourselves all the time is once that excessive accommodation by global central bankers reverses, how much of a challenge is it to global fixed income?”

Why retirement-plan sponsors and advisors should make this asset class a more prominent part of their portfolios.

The strong demand for debt issued by non-democratic governments partly reflects the market’s hunger for better returns and its hunt for stability.