News & Media
Outlook for Investments: Inflation, Growth and Interest Rates
With the media focused on short term political events, the effects of macroeconomic trends can be overlooked. However, it is often these long term trends which drive investment performance. This article looks at the effects and interaction ...
Investment Comment September 2016
Most of the developed economy stock markets produced a positive return in August with the Top UK 100 Companies up 0.85%, the EuroStoxx 50 up 1.08% and the Nikkei 225 up 1.92%. The S&P 500 was almost flat at -0.12%. Nation ...
US Elections: Implications for the Global Economy (Part I)
The personalities and policy issues emerging in the lead up to the forthcoming US elections in November 2016 have generated much controversy. Media attention has focused on eye-catching social policies, particularly those of Donald Trump. ...
Investment Comment August 2016
Developed economy stock markets have performed well in July. The Top UK 100 Companies continued its recovery following the result of the EU referendum, rising 3.38% over the month. Other developed markets rose by even more, with the S ...
Investment Comment July 2016
Returns of the major indices are shown below: H1 2016 31/12/15-30/6/16 % Q2 2016 31/3/16-30/6/16 % Year 2015 % Year 2014 % ...
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