Viewpoints

  • FX market about to hot up

    FX market about to hot up

    According to Neil Staines, the ECB measures announced last week were a trigger point in FX markets and significant movement in FX should be expected.

  • Where to look when all eyes on Brazil

    Where to look when all eyes on Brazil

    Threadneedles Daniel Isidori explains why the group is becoming more positive on the country despite concerns about its medium to long-term outlook.

  • two main headwinds for inflation

    two main headwinds for inflation

    A strong Euro and devaluation in the peripheral economies are two main headwinds to inflation, Ian Kernohan, economist at Royal London Asset Management.

  • Dipping a toe back into banks

    Dipping a toe back into banks

    Samantha Gleave, fund manager in the LionTrust cashflow solution team, says Banco Santander is first retail bank to be added to their funds in a number of years.

  • Dont be shocked by market surprises

    Dont be shocked by market surprises

    According to Stephanie Flanders, chief market strategist for Europe & UK JP Morgan Asset Management one shouldny be shocked by market surpises.

  • Draghi the Action Man

    Draghi the Action Man

    According to By: Tom Becket, CIO, Psigma Investment Management, this weeks ECB meeting was a pivotal moment for the European economy.

  • Beware the investment bandwagon

    Beware the investment bandwagon

    The bandwagon, while powerful, often result in an over-simplification of complexity and the erasure of nuances, in effect commoditising ideas argues Jan Dehn.

  • Whats to become of the small and midcaps

    Whats to become of the small and midcaps

    Alan Sippetts, investment director at Heartwood Investment Management explains why it still has meaningful exposure to small and mid-cap firms.

  • Still preferring stocks to bonds Koesterich

    Still preferring stocks to bonds Koesterich

    According to Russ Koesterich, while stocks are beginning to look expensive in an absolute sense, although they still look cheaper than bonds

  • Long term investors should be thinking

    Long term investors should be thinking

    According to BlackRocks Desmond Cheung, while farming is one of the oldest industries in human history, it is rejuvenating and presents a number of opportunities.