Economics
05OCT 2018
Politics and portfolios: how investors are adapting to a new normal
Politics is moving markets like never before. So how are fund managers adjusting?
Equities
Highlight
2018
OCTOBER
04OCT 2018
Economics
Quarterly markets review - Q3 2018
A review of markets in Q3 2018, when US equities powered ahead but political uncertainty and trade fears weighed on several other regions.
03OCT 2018
Economics
Are short sellers ethical?
It’s a few of the practitioners, rather than the practice, of short selling that can be unethical.
SEPTEMBER
26SEP 2018
Economics
Five charts that explain the case for emerging markets
For those investors unfamiliar with emerging markets, it’s important to understand some key facts about risks and rewards, as well as their sheer importance in the world economy.
12SEP 2018
Economics
10 years on from Lehman’s collapse: seven charts to consider
The collapse of the US investment bank on 15 September 2008 sent shockwaves through markets. We explain the impact in the decade since.
06SEP 2018
Economics
Monthly markets review - August 2018
A review of markets in August when US equities advanced but other regions lost ground against a backdrop of trade tensions and a currency crisis in Turkey.
03SEP 2018
Economics
ESG in passive: let the buyer beware
Are investors ignoring the small print in their rush to buy funds incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles?
AUGUST
24AUG 2018
Economics
The chart that highlights the eerie calm of the longest US bull market
This alternative chart of the record bull market shows why some investors might be getting complacent.