Equity markets

Does it feel like a decade since the global financial crisis (GFC) began? Has it actually ended yet? What are the lessons we have learnt in that time?

Rising 'negative inflation' a systemic risk

Before tax loss of £4.6bn

Challenging environment

Edward J. Perkin, the Chief Equity Investment Officer for Eaton Vance, explores the 2017 markets forecast; in a period of such uncertainty, believing rumours and hearsay can be dangerous.

John Ricciardi, CEO of Kestrel Investment Partners, takes a closer look at the fallout from recent global political events and the implications for investors in 2017.

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.

Brand strength offers valuable pricing power in Europe

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.

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...