Equities
US
Fed chair Janet Yellen's recent speech in Boston was an occasion to put into perspective a few important questions regarding the still high economic output gap, the formation of inflation expectations, the sensitivity of wages to labour conditions or...
17 October 2016
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1 min read
Specialist
To say that markets have been unkind to alternative energy equities is an understatement. The sector, as represented by the WilderHill Clean Energy index (ECO index), is down 78% since July 2008 and down 61% since 2011.
14 October 2016
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2 min read
Asia
India, the world's fastest growing major economy, is witnessing significant injections of capital as the country opens up to foreign direct investment like never before with a reformist government investing heavily in infrastructure.
14 October 2016
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2 min read
Europe
In the immediate aftermath of the last recession and accompanying financial crisis, there was every reason to expect companies to be reticent about embarking on long-term, productivity-enhancing investment programmes.
14 October 2016
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4 min read
Equities
The outcome of the recent EU referendum in the UK created a lot of discussion around the positioning of multi-asset portfolios both pre- and post-23 June. The reality is that most long-term investors will have made very few, if any, adjustments, writes...
14 October 2016
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2 min read
