Standard Life Wealth is the discretionary arm of the eponymous life company, set up to challenge the way private client money is currently being run. Its claims are not unique, but the overall packaging from a multi-billion pound parent probably is.
Bob Doll looks at market behaviour over the past two weeks and explains why short-term equity prospects, along with those of other “risk assets”, hinge on the outcomes of key policy meetings in the near future.
A wall of money has gone into corporate and strategic bond funds, but fund pickers and fund managers alike are getting nervous about this predilection for credit
As investors move into risk-free(ish) and counter-cyclical assets, Paval Gagarin runs through the many investment opportunities that Russia offers in just these areas.
As an economist, Aaron Gurwitz finds political risk “unnerving” but here he analyses the various risks as they stand today to give his thoughts on what they mean for portfolio constuction.
John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko AM, takes a look at the implications of the China rate cut and warns on the “experts'” tendency to be over-optimistic on the country.
John Vail, Chief Global Strategist at Nikko AM, takes a look at the implications of the recent Chinese rate cut and warns against the “experts'” tendency of optimism where the country is concerned.
Despite the UK equity market giving up any gains it made in the first few months of the year, at the smaller end of the cap scale the need for growth makes many of them an attractive acquisition target.
One look at our schools, hospitals, roads and airports shows that infrastructure investment in the UK is much-needed. Giles Frost looks at how retail investors can take advantage of the increased spend that is opening up the asset class to retail investors.
Philip Richards says investors should reassess what they understand by risky assets in today’s environment, arguing that trends such as increased urbanisation are far more valuable measures of investment trends.
Despite a strong first quarter to the year, emerging markets have subsequently sold off thanks to continuing worries over the weakness of the global recovery. Philip Poole says now is a good buying time…
Such is the state of Europe right now, the relatively risky trades are cheap whereas defensive ones are more expensive. John Husselbee asks why this is so and how investors can take advantage of it.
