UK investors showed a “renewed confidence” in British-based assets in February but the continued popularity of gold points to lingering fears over political tensions, according to Lloyds Private Bank.
AXA IM’s Nigel Thomas believes market stability in 2017 is “wishful thinking” with equities to continue to behave unexpectedly as geopolitics remain in a state of flux.
Research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) shows investor confidence in the stock market has halved in the past two years as they face twin dilemmas of political uncertainty and low interest rates.
Markets are too optimistic over the United States and have priced in expectations of government infrastructure spending that may take years to materialise, according to M&G Investment’s Claudia Calich and James Tomlins.
Man GLG has launched a global long/short, market neutral, value-oriented fund for Niels Pecriaux.
Ever regretted a shopping trip in the January sales? Swayed by the discount, you bought a polyester shirt, say, only to find it fell apart after one wash.
A dip in bond yields incited investor appetite for riskier bonds, while Donald Trump’s economic nationalism has made emerging markets a compelling contrarian prospect, according to fund flows data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
United Kingdom equities has been a remarkably resilient asset class as the winds of macroeconomic uncertainty have swirled around following the Brexit vote, but how long can this continue?
WH Ireland’s head of wealth management Roderick Buchanan has been regaining confidence in European equities in spite of “huge” political risks.
Henderson Group has posted negative retail flows for 2016 as Brexit-related volatility continued to impact performance.
India continues to be investors’ go-to choice on the emerging market front with the aftermath of last year’s demonetisation of high-value bank notes expected to have a “short-lived” impact on the economy, according to The Share Centre.
Jupiter Asset Management’s Jason Pidcock has played down the impact of the United States pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
