Four themes for fund pickers amid 'extraordinary' market conditions

'Interesting' and 'encouraging' aspects of volatility

Gavin Corr, director – manager selection services at Morningstar, looks at the four key areas fund pickers need to keep an eye on amid recent market volatility.

Gavin Corr, director - manager selection services at Morningstar, looks at the four key areas fund pickers need to keep an eye on amid recent market volatility. February, and in particular March, have proven to be extraordinary months with some of the most volatile movements we have seen since the height of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.  Markets have been roiled by the rapid escalation and globalisation of Covid-19 which has begun to have a dramatic and tangibly negative impact on the global economy, with evidence of slowing growth everywhere. What was initially thought to b...