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Why Winton applies a scientific approach to investment management

It can pay to be out of fashion. An investment in out of favour stocks can be emotionally hard and requires patience, but is usually the most rewarding. The allure of the latest market theme may appear to gratify a range of our emotions associated with...

PARTNER INSIGHT: Since index funds were opened up to smaller investors in the 1990s, they have proved enduringly popular, with investors embracing the ability to track the market at relatively low cost.

The American economist Hyman Minsky once said that "stability is destabilising". Minsky's 'financial instability hypothesis', which we witnessed between 2007 and 2009, saw the collapse of the US housing and credit boom and, due to the subsequent policy...

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Sentiment towards European equities has been on the rise of late. As the European economy continues to recover, investors have been buoyed by sustained earnings growth and a perceived reduction in political risk.

Recent improvement in the Japanese economy - recording a sixth consecutive quarter of growth in Q2 2017 - has again raised hopes that, together with an improving global economy and Bank of Japan stimulus, this could be the catalyst for the long-awaited...

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