US Equities

  • PA ANALYSIS: Trump – from asset to liability for US equities?

    PA ANALYSIS: Trump – from asset to liability for US equities?

    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.

  • Aegon: IFAs backing UK equities

    Aegon: IFAs backing UK equities

    A new poll from Aegon UK highlights that a significant portion of advisers are riding on UK equities to provide the best return for clients ahead of the snap election.

  • Strategy guru: Company earnings are moving markets, not the 'Trump bump'

    Strategy guru: Company earnings are moving markets, not the ‘Trump bump’

    The idea a ‘Trump bump’ has made markets rally is illusory, according to a highly-regarded investment strategist

  • The five other presidents who trumped the 'Trump Bump'

    The five other presidents who trumped the ‘Trump Bump’

    US equity specialist Charles Schwab has poured scorn on the stock market’s so-called ‘Trump Bump’, with research showing the 5.4% market rally is far from the greatest seen during a president’s first 100 days in office.

  • Best and Worst US sectors during Trump’s first 100 days

    Best and Worst US sectors during Trump’s first 100 days

    Trump’s first 100 days in office have been jam packed with outrageous tweets, ‘alternative facts,’ a failed healthcare bill and foreign policy blunders. But, what were the best and worst performing US sectors during Trump’s first 100 days?

  • Schroders expands Maximiser range with US Equity Income launch

    Schroders expands Maximiser range with US Equity Income launch

    Schroders has launched a US Equity Income Maximiser fund targeting 5% of income a year from the world’s largest stockmarket.

  • Massive investor shift from US to eurozone equities

    Massive investor shift from US to eurozone equities

    Investors’ rotation from US equities into eurozone stocks in April was the fifth largest such shift since 1999, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.

  • Brooks Macdonald: No full recovery in UK investment

    Brooks Macdonald: No full recovery in UK investment

    While Q1 2017 was “generally positive for most asset classes,” Brooks Macdonald warned a full recovery in UK business investment is unlikely.

  • Financials hit in US equities slump

    Financials hit in US equities slump

    US stocks suffered their biggest fall in five months with the S&P 500 index dropping 1.2% to 2,344 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell 240 points.

  • Wealth Manager Profile: WH Ireland's Roderick Buchanan

    Wealth Manager Profile: WH Ireland’s Roderick Buchanan

    WH Ireland wealth management head Roderick Buchanan talks about overhauling the business, embracing the digital age and why a ‘sensible’ investment style is best for clients.

  • Pictet: Avoid US equities

    Pictet: Avoid US equities

    The expensive valuations of US equities have made Luca Paolini, Pictet Asset Management’s London-based chief strategist, urge investors to be very cautious.

  • Wealth Manager Profile: Stonehage Fleming's Graham Wainer

    Wealth Manager Profile: Stonehage Fleming’s Graham Wainer

    Stonehage Fleming’s focus on intergenerational wealth provides a strong platform from which to provide the ‘grown-up, long-term investing’ CEO Graham Wainer believes is vital in a globalised world that remains ever-vulnerable to political events.