Middle east
08 May 2012
The primary market for global convertible bonds is challenging at present because both interest rates and equity valuations are low.
24 April 2012
First State Investments’ emerging market and Asia Pacific specialist Angus Tulloch tells Kyle Caldwell about the macroeconomic headwinds preventing him from taking a bullish stance on the region.
23 April 2012
Tana Focke, fund manager of the Smith & Williamson North American trust, looks at the sectors set to boom from the US becoming energy independent.
02 April 2012
It is always interesting to see how the stock market discounts events well before they happen.
20 March 2012
The liquidity driven rally in Europe has proved painful for defensive investors. Many distrusted the commitment of the ECB to pump in cash and missed out on the sharp re-rating of financials, industrials and resources.
09 March 2012
Threadneedle's head of US equities, Cormac Weldon, challenges analysts' forecasts that US corporate profits have peaked and are set to decline.
07 March 2012
In this Q&A Merlin manager and Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts explains his thinking on financials and his fears over the impact of quantitative easing.
02 March 2012
Jupiter’s John Chatfeild-Roberts said he would not take punchy bets on risk assets while there is still the threat of a hard landing in China. What other factors are stopping managers adding risk?
27 February 2012
Ani Markova, manager of the Smith & Williamson Global Gold & Resources fund, reveals why 2012 is set to be a positive year for gold equities.
25 February 2012
Standard Life Investments’ Euan Munro explains key trades driving performance.
24 February 2012
Jenny Cosgrave talks to a trio of wealth managers about their outlook for the commodities sector and finds out which strategies stand out from the crowd.
19 December 2011
We look at key themes and events that have impacted investment over the past year.
06 December 2011
Any electric guitarist knows about feedback. Step too close to the loudspeaker and you create a perfect loop where the same noise is picked up, amplified, picked up again and amplified further until it turns into a distorted, deafening, ear-splitting screech. Markets seem to be suffering a similar effect.
02 September 2011
Markets entered 2011 with discussions about what the ‘new normal’ would be. This is standard investor behaviour because we all like to feel we have a handle on what is going to drive markets either up or down.
22 August 2011
Brent crude fell back sharply towards $100 overnight as the Libyan uprising moved closer to its conclusion.
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