Political risk is European equities’ biggest threat – CBRE
The number one macroeconomic threat to European financial markets is political risk, according to Sabina Kalyan, global chief economist and head of EMEA strategy and research at CBRE.
Brexit
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Gold alternatives in the post-Brexit world
With gold having been one of 2016’s most popular defensive strategies against persisting low returns and the struggle for income, Legal & General Investment Management’s multi-index fund range manager Justin Onuekwusi outlines four alternatives to gold for the post-Brexit world.
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UK equities and the long goodbye
As the market reacts to the UK’s shock decision to leave the EU, active managers are underperforming their passive peers when it comes to UK equities.
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Fed worries will not stop steady global expansion – RLAM
The sell-off over concerns that the Federal Reserve may raise rates on 21 September could develop into a good buying opportunity if economic growth persists, according to Trevor Greetham, head of multi asset at Royal London Asset 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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Improving Chinese economy should keep EM calm – Kames
An improving Chinese economy should keep emerging markets calm and means that emerging nations are better placed to absorb a tightening of rates in the United States, according to Scott Jamieson, head of multi-asset at Kames Capital.
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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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Brexit impact extends well beyond Europe – RLAM’s Greetham
The Brexit vote has had a wider impact beyond the UK and Europe, temporarily derailing the US Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates and allowing other governments to argue that there is a crisis under way that needs to be addressed with more forceful stimulus. Japan is a case in point.
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Canada Life lifts withdrawal ban on property funds
Canada Life has lifted the suspension of redemptions on its commercial property life and pension funds, after its decision on 6 July to put a stop on withdrawals in reaction to the UK’s Brexit vote.
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Former US baseballer becomes unlikely financial adviser
Controversial former US baseball star Jose Canseco has developed something of a cult following after several of his contrarian market predictions have come true.
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Parallel distribution – the model for a post-Brexit world
Legg Mason’s head of product strategy, Jaspal Sagger, and Justin Eede, the company’s head of insitutional sales, are confident their ‘parallel’ distribution and product strategies will help them navigate any hazards these uncertain times may bring post-Brexit.
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Brexit success could spark further EU break-up – OMGI
If the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union leaves the country ‘better off’ it could spark further break-up, according to Christine Johnson, head of fixed income at Old Mutual Global Investors.