Central bank monetary policy has suppressed interest rates since the global financial crisis, leading to the greatest search for income in investment history, writes Philip Harris, manager of the EdenTree Investment Management UK Equity Growth fund.
Sterling at lowest since 1980s
While the US equity market generally depends on domestic US economic circumstances and usually leads global equity markets, we have just witnessed how Brexit unnerved most capital markets, despite the fact the UK economy contributes less than 4% to global...
The closure of many open-ended property funds for only the second time in their history (we think) is a classic case of irrational investor decision-making, writes Guy Stephens, managing director of Rowan Dartington Signature.
The UK has voted: Brexit it is. Even though the uncertainty around the vote result is behind us, a new road full of unknowns opens up, writes Florence Barjou, deputy head of active investment strategies and head of multi-asset investments at Lyxor Asset...
European equities offer access to global companies
Interest rates set to be lower for longer
New Prime Minister Theresa May could be the steady influence investors in an uncertain post-Brexit world have been looking for, argues Colin Morton, manager of the Franklin UK Rising Dividends fund.
Amir Hakim, head of wealth solutions at JHC, argues wealth managers need to look at suitability checks as an obligation to their clients, rather than leaving the process to the regulator.
Caroline Simmons, deputy head of UK investment office at UBS Wealth Management, analyses which FTSE companies are on target to meet and miss their Q2 earnings expectations.