Which asset classes lost investors most money in 2016?
Thanks to the end-of-year ‘Trump rally’, 2016 has been a pretty good year for investors in risky assets. However, not all asset classes have fared so well.
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Which asset classes performed best in 2016?
2016 has been a remarkable year. The two best performing large equity markets this year are countries that have been mired in recession for years. At the same time, the stock market of the world’s fastest growing large economy has been delivering some of the lowest returns.
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Dollar rallies, gold falls on back of Fed’s ‘happy’ hike
The dollar surged this morning on the back of only the second Fed rate rise since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Russian stocks rally as Trump policy priorities take shape
The Russian equity market has bounced back remarkably in recent months. Is this just another symptom of the ‘Trump rally’, or are there other, more structural reasons for this revival?
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Asset managers prefer Japanese over US equities
Despite all the talk about the US equity Trump-boost in recent weeks, Japanese equities are actually a lot more popular with asset managers. Their consensus is that they will return more than 5% in 2017.
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Departures continue with SEC enforcement head to step down
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has confirmed that enforcement director Andrew Ceresney is to leave the agency by the end of the year, the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the regulator.
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Key action points for US citizens facing up to Fatca
Compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) by those institutions affected by it is now well advanced, but the picture is much less clear for individuals affected by the new rules, says David Andrews, executive director (international private clients) at HFM Columbus.
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Industry still fears Trump will veto US adviser reforms
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the helm in the most powerful job on Earth, the advice industry has continued to raise concerns he may scrap the US Department of Labor’s (DoL) upcoming fiduciary rule, requiring specialist retirement advisers to put their client’s interests first.
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ANALYSIS: Will the Fed turn its back on the world next year?
With a December interest rate rise now close to certain, investors will no longer be trying to assess when the Federal Reserve will raise rates next, but what the path will be after this.
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It’s anyone’s guess what’s going on inside Trump’s head
What a game changer the election of Donald Trump as US president is likely to be across so many fronts.
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Will US equities binge mean a Thanksgiving hangover?
As Americans get stuck into their Thanksgiving day celebrations the rest of the world still has its eye on the investment ball and some may be weighing up whether, just as with food, you can have too much of a good thing.
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Maseco Wealth targets ‘gaping hole’ for US citizens in Asia
UK-based Maseco Wealth, the specialist wealth manager for US expat clients, is to target Asia with the launch of an independently owned business in Hong Kong.