The US Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates at the end of 2015 marks a new phase for markets in the post-2008 recovery,writes Mark Harris, head of multi asset at City Financial.
So far in 2016, we have seen increased volatility and falling equity markets, but are investors ignoring the progress in the US as a result?
Six fund managers discuss their groups' approach to sustainable investing, and how climate change is rising to the top of the investment agenda following last year's COP21 conference in Paris.
Manager considers buying beleaguered stocks
Former GARS managers detail performance in 2015
Editorial team discuss outlook
Was it hopes disappointed, or simply more of the same? Or both? 2015 continued to be characterised by what is widely perceived as 'dull world growth', writes Cazenove Capital CIO Richard Jeffrey.
With the help of the dividend component in the total return equation, US markets posted their eighth consecutive positive return in 2015, making this bull market which started with the quantitative easing of 2009 go uninterrupted, despite the intra-year...
Although the S&P 500 index suffered its worst annual performance since 2008 last year, large technology positions and a focus on the growth drivers of tomorrow helped boost returns for the Natixis Loomis Sayles US Equity Leaders fund in 2015.