The thesaurus doesn’t offer a decent alternative to “uncertainty”, the post-election word du jour, yet Theresa May’s dire performance makes it likely we will be reading the word many times a day for the foreseeable future.
Investors have been struggling to call any winners and losers ahead of the UK election due to its lack of a binary outcome.
This year’s dollar weakness took most investors by surprise. There are, however, obvious reasons for this, and fundamentals suggest it could reverse.
Japan’s economy is beginning to show signs of life, but is this another false dawn, or a sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reforms are working?
When Donald Trump was first elected US president, investors believed it would power US equities to new highs while emerging market assets were expected to suffer. Four months into his presidency, expectations have changed radically.
Asset manager BlueBay has hit the headlines for shorting sterling on predictions of a likely ‘hard’ Brexit, but as an industry are we still burying our heads in the sand?
Some sustainable index trackers have outperformed their plain vanilla peers since they were established a few years ago, while others haven’t.
The realities of Mifid II are beginning to dawn as advisers across Europe start to realise that commission transparency will be led by product providers, which could leave them feeling a bit exposed, says Shane Wood, business development manager for European IFA network OpesFidelio.
There seems to be an investor consensus that emerging market stocks will continue to outperform both in the short and medium term.
Now the economic honeymoon period following Donald Trump’s election has ended, Noel O’Halloran says this is the time to take stock and reassess asset allocations.
As certain platform businesses boomed in Q1 with year-on-year sales over 30% higher, others posted huge losses, begging the question: are they facing an “existential crisis”?
Take a look at your surroundings. Chances are, most of your colleagues are staring at screens or, if you’re in a public place, those around you will be looking down at their phones. Even you’re doing it!
