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Market Updates

The Week: Has the UK stock market gone low enough?

The UK is still an important weighting in many investor portfolios, but it’s been a dismal performer. Is that about to change?

Adviser-Hub 25th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Volatile markets? Five reasons to take heart

It can be difficult to remember in the heat of a market sell-off, but even amid the grimmest times – war, plague, financial crisis – markets recover.

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

Market Updates

What does a crisis teach us about investing?

Too often the lesson that investors learn from a market crash is simply to avoid the last problem area – technology in 2000, banks in 2008 and today, travel, leisure or oil. However, history shows tha...

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Remember these five things about a crisis

Investors tend to look at collapsing index value and conclude they should be out of the market. However, in reality, the S&P or the FTSE 100 are disparate groups of companies, some of which will be be...

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Investment advice worth listening to

There’s no shortage of people offering advice on investment: Some – Warren Buffet or George Soros – may be worth listening to.

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

Market Updates

A potted history of market crashes (and why they don’t matter)

From tulips to technology, railroads to real estate, asset price crashes are centuries old. Investors have been prone to getting very excited about innovation in the short-term, only to realise its li...

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

Business Toolkit

Opportunity in a crisis: COVID-19 has accelerated the move to hybrid advice

Financial advisers have historically been cautious when integrating technology into their business models.

Adviser-Hub 24th Jun 2020

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FundsNetwork’s personal tax and trust planning training resources

The CII AF1 exam is just around the corner! To help you prepare, FundsNetwork have a new video training resources with industry expert Sue Cox.

Fidelity Adviser Solutions 18th Jun 2020

Market Updates

The Week: The resilience of Asian dividends

With UK dividends under considerable pressure, have Asian companies continued to deliver payouts to shareholders?

Adviser-Hub 17th Jun 2020

Partner Zone

What’s the Purpose of Investing?

Over the last decade, the investment industry has become increasingly short term and complex. Stuart Dunbar, partner at Baillie Gifford, explains why he believes the industry has lost its way.

Baillie Gifford 15th Jun 2020

Partner Zone

What’s the Purpose of Investing?

Over the last decade, the investment industry has become increasingly short term and complex. Stuart Dunbar, partner at Baillie Gifford, explains why he believes the industry has lost its way.

Baillie Gifford 15th Jun 2020

Market Updates

US market review: US/China relationship sours again

Relations between the US and China deteriorated further during May as the US blamed China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the pandemic.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Companies continue to cancel dividends

The outlook for income-seeking investors continued to deteriorate during May as companies sought to shore up their balance sheets by cancelling dividend payouts

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

UK equity market review: UK retail sales plunge

UK share prices continued to rally during May as investors became more hopeful that the lockdown would lift, and the economy could restart.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

UK bond market review: BoE keeps its options open

Demand for gilts remained strong during May as the economic outlook continued to deteriorate. The coronavirus pandemic is expected to take a heavy toll on UK and global growth.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Global bond market review: Corporate defaults on the rise

US Treasury bond yields rose during May: government spending continued to rise and central bank policy showed signs of shifting as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasised that the Fed would tak...

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Asia Japan market review: Concerns over Hong Kong’s future

Share prices in Hong Kong dived during May on the news that China was set to make national security laws for the territory, clamping down on dissent and raising questions over Hong Kong’s special econ...

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

The Week: A ‘dash for trash’ or a value rally?

It’s been a better time for value stocks, but markets have been here before. Can their recent strength endure?

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Europe market review: Is Europe heading for deflation?

During May, the Dax Index rose by 6.7% while the CAC 40 Index climbed by 2.7%.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Emerging markets review: Clouded outlook for China’s growth

China’s National People’s Congress announced that it would not set an economic growth target for the country this year as it addresses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

Market Updates

Market briefings looking back at May

A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through May.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jun 2020

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Fidelity International | The Investor's Guide to China - technology and innovation

It wasn’t long ago that China was regarded as an imitator rather than an innovator. Fidelity Head of Asset Management, Asia Pacific, Paras Anand shares his insight into why this now isn’t the case.

Fidelity International 3rd Jun 2020

Market Updates

The Week: Have markets moved too far, too fast?

Markets have seen one of the quickest rebounds in history, to the extent that investors are starting to wonder whether they might have gone too far.

Adviser-Hub 3rd Jun 2020

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Fidelity International | Thinking differently about diversification

With Andrew McCaffery, Global CIO, Asset Management, and Henk-Jan Rikkerink, Global Head of Solutions and Multi Asset.

Fidelity International 3rd Jun 2020

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Fidelity International | Market Perspectives: Special Situations

Fidelity Special Situations Fund and Special Values PLC portfolio Alex Wright on his outlook for UK equities.

Fidelity International 3rd Jun 2020

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Fidelity International | Market Perspectives: Asia Pacific Opportunities

Anthony Srom, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Pacific Opportunities Fund share his latest insight and portfolio positioning.

Fidelity International 3rd Jun 2020

Partner Zone

Baillie Gifford Managed Fund – Manager Update

Lucy Haddow, product specialist, gives an update on the Baillie Gifford Managed Fund and its position during these challenging times.

Baillie Gifford 2nd Jun 2020

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Baillie Gifford | Baillie Gifford Managed Fund – Manager Update

Lucy Haddow, product specialist, gives an update on the Baillie Gifford Managed Fund and its position during these challenging times.

Baillie Gifford 2nd Jun 2020

Market Updates

Investment wisdom that really works

There’s a lot of investment wisdom around. Everyone from Warren Buffet to your local taxi driver is keen to give you the benefit of their accumulated knowledge. However, which advice is worth listenin...

Adviser-Hub 2nd Jun 2020

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