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This year has seen the return of market volatility, with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX, the 'Fear Index') having averaged 16 for the year so far.

'Prepare to go off the beaten track'

Increased share buybacks

While the recent unpredictable geopolitical news flow has created challenges within Russia, it has served to mask a wealth of investment potential.

Once the stuff of science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming part of our day-to-day reality.

Global markets have fluctuated since the end of 2017, due to the Federal Reserve's accelerated tightening, trade frictions and European political risks.

Investment spending has picked up

'Aggressive optimism'

Where will investors find the greatest value on the UK stockmarket today?

We have reached an inflection point this year where, after several years of extreme liquidity, we are now heading toward monetary policy normalisation.