Apple

Strong earnings in tech

The mega-cap FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google/Alphabet) stocks seem to be gathering strength and competitive dominance as they grow in size.

iPhone X slated for launch on November 3

US bank stocks rally to post-crisis high

Number of stocks reset to $123.47

'Big five' tech stocks hit recently

Flows of $6.4bn over 16 weeks

Asian companies are at the cutting-edge of research and development in areas like AI, the smart-home and virtual reality, writes Daniel Tubbs, head of global emerging markets at Mirabaud Asset Management.

At its core, investing is about increasing wealth. During a period of cyclical upheaval and mean reversion - generously spiced with global political change - it can be healthy to remind ourselves what drives returns on a fundamental level.

Adapting to technological disruption