Standard & Poor’s

Investment Week Conjecture

Investment Week Conjecture

Market upheaval causes mass exodus to developed markets as a consequence of managers' search for quality and protection from risk

Growth fund managers are calling the end of the cyclical rally which drove returns after March's equity market low, according to Standard & Poors.

In the Specialist sector, eye-popping gains in commodities have not benefited retail investors as much as expected. Perhaps better returns lie further off the bandwagon-beaten track

Rathbones Unit Trust Management CIO Julian Chillingworth and S&P global equity strategist Alec Young debate the outlook for the global economy

Performance fees have traditionally been charged only by hedge funds and institutional funds, but increasingly more ‘plain vanilla' vehicles are as well. Investors need to understand charges as they affect returns

Global equity markets continued to slide last month declining 0.58%, according to Standard & Poor's The World by Numbers monthly report.

Corporate Bonds, for so long among the most secure asset classes, has seen doubt cast on its ability to guarantee returns as companies struggle to raise cash. How well equipped are corporate bonds to bounce back from this rare downturn?

Structured products are currently facing their first big test. The vehicles became a hit thanks to their stated aim of providing returns irrespective of prevailing market conditions, but now, as global investment markets endure a turbulent passage, Structured...