Fund picks to navigate currency wars and central bank bombshells

Investment Quorum has unveiled a series of funds it is backing to navigate currency wars and unpredictable central bank action in 2015, said the group's CIO Peter Lowman.

Central banks have been at the forefront of economic news headlines in recent months with surprise rate hikes (Russia), huge quantitative easing programmes (Europe) and currency manipulation (Switzerland) all affecting stock market movements. Lowman (pictured) said: "It is the central banks that will continue to direct markets, not corporations or businesses. Currency wars will continue to be a problem, and there will be winners and losers. "Asia and emerging markets will suffer from the [strong] US dollar, but interest rates are still high in those countries. They still have the tool...