Opinion

I realise this is a slightly odd question to ask if only because the two countries are so different, but it is a fascinating one nevertheless and the subject of a recent event run by London-based organisation London Junto.

It is unofficial election time so I guess we are going to have to put up with a lot of old waffle about Gordon Brown being a bully (so what?), and the Conservatives suggesting they would like to give the private investor the opportunity to buy into the...

The stock market adage to "Sell in May and go away, don't come back until St Leger's day" is one that will no doubt be used again this year. However, with the general election campaign under way, the phrase may have more relevance now than in May.

Sterling hit a 10-month low against the dollar last week, to the clear surprise of many advisors.

Of all the jobs in the long/short world, running an emerging markets hedge fund is probably the toughest.

Although it was only 12 months ago, it is worth recalling the depths of the gloom that enveloped equity markets during the first few months of 2009.

While the rise of global equity markets over the past year has been extraordinary, it is good to put it into context.

Investment Week Conjecture

Financial advisers used to recommending funds and products from the same old set of "usual suspects" in the industry can expect a new class of challengers to emerge in coming months.

The middle of last month saw nerves spread across the markets as investors worried the prolonged period of fiscal stimulus by central banks was coming to an end.