Investing beyond the forgettable decade

Dose of fiscal stimulus highly likely

clock • 4 min read

2019 proved a good end to an otherwise forgettable decade for UK investors.

Equities and gilts gave their best performance for three years on a total returns basis. So did UK corporate bonds and gold priced in sterling, defying the idea that bullion only goes up when other assets hit trouble. Will equities climb a wall of worry in 2020? Cash-in-the-bank, meanwhile, paid the most since 2008, but it has now lagged inflation non-stop since the Global Financial Crisis. Like interest rates and volatility, gains across broad UK asset classes have also been historically depressed since 2010.  Outperformance - at what cost? Sterling investors will be grate...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

How big an impact could global elections have on portfolio allocation in 2024?

How big an impact could global elections have on portfolio allocation in 2024?

US, UK and India main focuses

Investment Week
clock 19 February 2024 • 8 min read
Hotter than expected US inflation tempers Fed rate cut expectations

Hotter than expected US inflation tempers Fed rate cut expectations

Annual price growth falls to 3.1%

clock 13 February 2024 • 1 min read
Investors turn defensive in January as rate cut expectations change

Investors turn defensive in January as rate cut expectations change

State Street Risk Appetite index

clock 08 February 2024 • 1 min read
Trustpilot