The Week: The future of fund management
ESG may be the saviour of active management, but it’s place in the retail funds industry is still in flux.
Adviser-Hub 30th Oct 2019
In tech we trust?
Are antitrust investigations into FAANG stocks just another drop in the ocean for big tech, or could there be wider ramifications as regulatory scrutiny intensifies?
BNY Mellon Investment Management 30th Oct 2019
The Week: Brexit deal 2.0: the deal that business needs?
A Brexit deal has passed the House of Commons: does this provide much needed certainty for UK businesses?
Adviser-Hub 23rd Oct 2019
Fidelity International | Grocery retail: the next frontier for China e-commerce
Hyomi Jie, portfolio manager of the Fidelity China Consumer Fund, compares China’s traditional wet markets to ultra-modern supermarket grocery deliveries and examines the perceptions of customers usin...
Fidelity International 21st Oct 2019
How facial recognition tech could prompt new business opportunity
Facial recognition technology is becoming an increasingly controversial tool in the fight against crime. Yet it also holds significant positive potential for other business sectors.
BNY Mellon Investment Management 17th Oct 2019
Fidelity International | From Made in China to Designed in China
Fidelity China Consumer Fund portfolio manager Hyomi Jie investigates how the trend towards premiumisation is creating new opportunities among local companies in China.
Fidelity International 16th Oct 2019
The Week: Woodford’s legacy for active management
The demise of Woodford Investment Management is a blow for the whole active industry.
Adviser-Hub 16th Oct 2019
US market review: Fed cuts rates in September
As expected, the US central bank implemented its second cut in interest rates since 2008 during September.
Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019
UK equity income market review: Politics dominate in September
UK investors’ attention was largely absorbed by Brexit during September.
UK equity market review: Counting down to Hallowe’en
As Brexit rumbled towards its Halloween deadline, investors’ attention during September was absorbed by a series of political developments.
UK bond market review: Deal or no deal?
Gilts experienced a choppy September as speculation over the likelihood of a Brexit deal ebbed and flowed in response to political developments.
Global bond market review: Further monetary easing in September
Following interest-rate cuts in India, Thailand and New Zealand in August, central banks in Russia and Brazil cut their key interest rates during September.
Europe market review: ECB restarts QE
During September, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced another programme of economic stimulus measures designed to shore up the eurozone’s faltering economy.
Emerging markets review: Trade conflict hits China’s exports
The People’s Bank of China cut its reserve ratio – the amount of cash that banks have to hold in reserve – during September, releasing liquidity totalling 900 billion yuan.
Asian Japan markets review: Japan’s economic growth disappoints
Japan’s second-quarter economic growth proved disappointing for investors, as initial calculations of annualised growth of 1.8% were downgraded to a more muted 1.3%. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the...
Market briefings looking back at September
A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through September.
The Week: As trade talks resume, how optimistic should we be about the prospects for a deal?
As trade talks resume, how optimistic should we be about the prospects for a deal?
Adviser-Hub 9th Oct 2019
Global update: What next for Brexit?
The long-running Brexit saga took a new twist in September as the clock continued to tick towards its Hallowe’en deadline.
Adviser-Hub 3rd Oct 2019
The Week: Does manufacturing matter?
As US manufacturing slides, how important is it for global economic growth? And would trade talks resolve the problem?
Adviser-Hub 2nd Oct 2019
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