OPINION: Leverage fears undermine ‘myth-making’ central banks
With central banks loosening their belts so much comes the risk of policy makers getting caught with their trousers down.
Analysis
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Second Round Effects: Are we heading for a thematic revival?
Like everything else in the financial world the popularity of investment styles moves in cycles and, it would seem, like 90s fashion, thematic investment is seeing something of a revival.
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ANALYSIS: Trump could win; it might not be all bad
The brouhaha over Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia is just the latest sideshow in the US presidential election circus. While it is unlikely to derail her campaign, it has served once again to highlight the fact that a Trump presidency remains a possibility and markets are increasingly concerned.
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ANALYSIS: Another end of summer blip or something much bigger?
The end of last week and start of this has had a familiar feel about it as the point at which summer turns to autumn has once again seen investors fretting.
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Priips is a ‘monster with Hydra-like tendencies’, says Ailo
A ‘first’ for the EU Parliament ECON Committee took place on 1 September, says Ailo’s chief executive Alan Morgan-Moodie in an update on ‘what next for Priips?’.
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Will negative yielding bonds cause next financial crisis?
Sanofi and Henkel have faced a fair amount of derision from commentators this week having both issued negative yielding corporate bonds, but could this be a sign or major troubles to come in fixed income markets?
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Don’t dismiss fintech revolution, but don’t romanticise it
A random walk through the world of wealth management.
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Excess liquidity ‘likely to constrain growth’ for years
Tilney Bestinvest’s Gareth Lewis advocates a cautious approach in the wake of Brexit and the continuing low interest rates and quantitative easing climate, with investment in gold proving a successful option.
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Tips on how to engage with clients
In the first in a series of three, Julie Littlechild, founder of Absolute Engagement, explores the importance of advisers and clients working together to enhance customer engagement.
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ANALYSIS: Italy now the real threat not Brexit
The Italian constitutional reform referendum this autumn will, or rather should, cause European investors to hold their breath more anxiously than they did on the morning of 24 June.
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Investors piled into EM for wrong reasons – Hermes’ Greenberg
Investors have jumped into emerging markets for the wrong reasons, according to Hermes Investment Management’s Gary Greenberg, and with the strong possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike, he predicts it is only a matter of time until they realise they have had their dessert before the main meal.
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Rousseff impeachment end of the road for Brazil contrarians
Wednesday’s vote by the upper house of the Brazilian senate to impeach Dilma Rousseff is being seen as a significant step forward for the country, but could well be the end of the road for contrarian investors.