For much of the 20th century, understanding the demographic changes in the Western world would have allowed you to predict government bond yields pretty accurately.

Bowie, Brexit and Bake Off - 2016 has already delivered a number of shocks. Fretful investors could therefore be forgiven for seeking investments that are as safe as houses.

Equity markets globally currently remain vulnerable to sharp shifts in sentiment, caused by either unexpected or unwelcome outcomes in key upcoming political events (US and German Elections, Brexit and Italian Referendum).

There is something of a yawning disconnect between investment rhetoric and portfolio reality when it comes to the knotty issues of ethical and sustainable investing. Lots of financial professionals nod wisely about the importance of ESG factors, and then...

Even though I admit to being something of an investment trust enthusiast, I rarely bother to peruse the manager statements for the funds I own.

Heightened sensitivity to economic events post-Lehman Brothers' collapse is leading to increased volatility in markets, especially with regards to the shares of financial institutions, according to Gurnek Bains, chairman of multinational corporate psychology...

Kepler Partners' Pascal Dowling analyses how an already 'politically fractured' Europe will cope with a number of elections in the coming year and highlights the European-focused investment trusts positioned to capture the opportunities from a sell-off...

Despite Europe's proximity to the UK, euro credit has been the least volatile of the three - a fact largely explained by the European Central Bank's (ECB) well-received corporate bond purchase programme, first announced in March which has directly supported...

Income prospects still strong in Japan

The fact that this morning many comments focus on the so-called increased probability of a rate hike this December completely misses the point, writes Raphael Pitoun, CIO of Seilern Investment Management.