Avoiding market frights this Halloween
Tensions in China and a close election in the US could quash investor sentiment
Geopolitics
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The end of the peace dividend: Preparing for higher defence spending
Governments are upping their defence budgets as geopolitics become ever more problematic, writes FundCalibre’s Darius McDermott
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Were markets too complacent about a soft landing scenario?
Investors became concerned that the US Federal Reserve made a policy error
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Crisis point: Concerns grow over mounting government debt levels
While global debt levels appear sustainable for the time being, they remain vulnerable to poor political management
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Investors are too optimistic about the second half of the year, warn Natixis strategists
This year’s rally could be brought to a halt by politics, especially the US election
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Invesco: Sovereign wealth funds explore EM as geopolitics becomes primary concern
67% of sovereign investors expect EM to match or beat DM performance over three years
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What will the French election result mean for financial markets?
Potential for broader political instability across Europe
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Less than half of UK investors are happy with portfolio performance
Respondents said geopolitics and economics were ‘more turbulent than at any other time in the past decade’
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The biggest themes driving markets over the next three years
In an increasingly unforeseeable world, there are some predictable themes pushing the direction of global markets
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Nedgroup’s Landecker: Investors can’t ignore macro anymore
Not factoring in geopolitics is ‘madness’ and leads investors into ‘mine fields they should have known existed’
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Is the tide finally turning for Chinese equities?
Green shoots have started to emerge amid the IA China/Greater China sector
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Fixed income: Look before you leap
Should fixed income investors shun a ‘buy the market’ approach in favour of selective and targeted regional and credit selection?
