SLI: China’s higher fiscal target to dent growth
While there is little room for significant increase following last year’s fiscal expansion, monetary policy will continue to play a part in China.
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Disruptive mid-caps the winners in India – Neptune
Mid-cap companies will be the drivers of economic growth in India through their disruptive business models, according to Kunal Desai, manager of the Neptune India Fund.
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PA ANALYSIS: Investors strangely confident on Europe
Research by UBS has revealed what seems a surprisingly high level of confidence in European equities among investors.
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European equities still packing a punch
Despite political and economic turmoil and the threat of Brexit, European equities are still packing a punch with investors
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Two in three advisers see in-house management becoming harder
Two out of three financial advisers (64%) believe it will become increasingly difficult to provide in-house investment management to clients over the coming two years, according to a survey by Investec Wealth and Investment.
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M&G: Oil prices a big worry across asset classes
But oil price movements are no longer the key indicator of global economic development they once were, argues M&G.
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PA ANALYSIS: Tackling share buybacks top priority for IA’s ambitious Action Plan
Set in motion last summer, the Investment Association’s long-awaited Productivity Action Plan aligns the funds world with the Chancellor’s grand plans to “fix the foundations” of the British economy.
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Poor market performance biggest fear for UK IFAs
Nearly two thirds of advisers in the UK fear that poor market performance is the biggest hurdle they will face this year, according to a poll conducted by investment platform Cofunds.
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Investors trust the media more than robo-advice, survey finds
More investors trust the media on investment matters than robo-advisers despite the rising numbers of start-ups and established companies entering the space, according to Legg Mason’s 2016 Global Investment Study.
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PA ANALYSIS: Now is not the time for value ‘cold feet’
It is always darkest before the dawn. It is the sort of cliché that gets used only when one is tired, when there really isn’t much left to be said. Which, I would hazard to guess, is how a lot of value investors are currently feeling.
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Franklin Templeton: Ignore recessionary fears, US in ‘growth pause’
The US is in a period of “growth pause” rather than lapsing into recession, with long-term equity opportunities in technology and healthcare companies, according to Franklin Templeton’s Grant Bowers.
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Fund manager profile: SLI’s Alan Rowsell
Alan Rowsell started his working life as an economic researcher at the Treasury in London but his career would soon be shaped by transatlantic attractions.