Global Equities

Global

Aberdeen's Mackenzie: 'Trump has fogged up our crystal ball'

Craig Mackenzie, senior investment strategist at Aberdeen Asset Management, on why 2017 offers a slightly hotter dish than 2016, albeit with an extra twist of political uncertainty.

clock 22 November 2016 • 4 min read

Alternatives

Multi-managers turn attention to alternatives and cut equities in Q3

Harrington Cooper's latest Asset Allocation Tracker

clock 21 November 2016 • 2 min read

Investment

Investec's Aird: Explaining the post-Brexit world is an impossible job - the right approach is to admit 'we don't know'

How multi-asset is challenging the absolute return space

clock 31 October 2016 • 7 min read

Funds

Majority of active US, EM and global funds underperform index - S&P research

99% of active US funds do not beat index over 10 years

clock 24 October 2016 • 1 min read

Global

Distribution Technology increases global focus in risk models amid UK concerns

Considers new asset classes

clock 12 October 2016 • 3 min read

Business roles

Davy AM promotes Seavers to CIO

Joined in 2014

clock 26 September 2016 • 1 min read

People moves

EdenTree appoints co-manager for Hepworth's Amity International fund

Osfield previously worked at Alliance Trust

clock 15 August 2016 • 1 min read

Asia

How much should investors currency hedge Japanese equities?

With yen strength providing a near 25% swing in returns for sterling investors in 2016, Paul Milburn, co-manager of the Lowes multi-asset RHFS Diversified Strategy fund, outlines his strategy for protecting against future yen weakness.

clock 05 August 2016 • 4 min read

Equities

The threats to global equities: Contagion from China, slower growth, depreciating currency and increasing debt

After a long period of upward trending equity markets, the last ten months have been a harsh reminder for active equity managers of what uncertainty can do to stock prices. We have witnessed large swings in terms of general sentiment as well as factors...

clock 08 July 2016 • 2 min read

Property

UK retail investors ditch property funds after Brexit vote

Trades on rplan.co.uk platform up 175% in days after vote

clock 28 June 2016 • 2 min read
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