Feature
Asia
South Korea rose from the ashes of its civil war in the 1950s, when it was one of the poorest nations on earth. Now, despite being a wealthy country, it is still regarded by many as an emerging market.
30 November 2016
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2 min read
Emerging markets
Emerging markets continue to face a number of macroeconomic challenges, often linked with the dramatic falls in commodity prices and political risks that investors must discount for.
30 November 2016
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2 min read
Asia
Regardless of market conditions, active management in the Japanese small-cap market is still able to provide a better return with less volatility when compared to Japanese equity market as a whole.
30 November 2016
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2 min read
Europe
Despite political upheavals, the current environment of low growth and low interest rates should be broadly positive for equities in Europe.
30 November 2016
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2 min read
US
Positive headlines from the US have been rare this year - from social issues and divisive politics to economic underperformance.
30 November 2016
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2 min read
Property
Recent months have been mixed for the UK property market. The asset class performed well early in the year, but returns were rocked by the uncertainty surrounding June's Brexit vote.
25 November 2016
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2 min read
Emerging markets
Emerging market fixed income has been one of the best performing assets classes of 2016 and this can be seen from improving industrial production and PMI indicators, showing that emerging economies are once again widening the gap to industrial countries....
25 November 2016
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2 min read
Bonds
Most developed market yield curves have suffered bear steepening over the past month, despite quantitative easing.
25 November 2016
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2 min read
