Equities

Regardless of market conditions, active management in the Japanese small-cap market is still able to provide a better return with less volatility when compared to Japanese equity market as a whole.

Despite political upheavals, the current environment of low growth and low interest rates should be broadly positive for equities in Europe.

Positive headlines from the US have been rare this year - from social issues and divisive politics to economic underperformance.

Amid widely-held short positions in Italian debt

Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones, has warned developed market indices, which have performed well since Donald Trump's US election win, are only experiencing a short-term rally before the negative aspects of his victory begin to hit home....

Benefits of low-growth environment

Cyclicals beginning to outperform

Investors are taking a cautious approach to the upcoming Italian referendum on constitutional reform, but say the market consequences of the vote will not be as serious as the Brexit vote or US election, whatever the outcome.

Jessica Ground, head of stewardship at Schroders, analyses the results of the Schroders Global Investor Study which reveals ESG factors are continuing to gain momentum among the investment community and why advisers can no longer afford to ignore them...

Unable to implement his policies due to legislation