The power of reputation: How can you avoid a Bell Pottinger?
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” Benjamin Franklin Bell Pottinger has gone into administration after a racist campaign in South...
Adviser-Hub 14th Sep 2017
Investors seek safe havens in August
Risk aversion amongst investors rose during August, boosting demand for perceived “safe-haven” assets amid mounting concerns over the deteriorating relationship between North Korea and the...
Adviser-Hub 7th Sep 2017
The Week: North Korea: A macroeconomic event that they actually care about
Finally, markets seem to have found a macroeconomic event that they actually care about.
Workplace wellness – what works?
No-one wants a sick and feeble workforce, how can you encourage employees to look after themselves without driving them to drink? Workplace wellbeing can encourage productivity and reduce long-t...
Adviser-Hub 31st Aug 2017
The shine comes off absolute return
Standard Life’s GARS fund is under pressure: performance has waned and it is seeing outflows. Does this say something about the wider absolute return sector? The targeted absolute return s...
Adviser-Hub 29th Aug 2017
The Week: How to explain the mismatch between economic growth and labour market statistics?
We currently have a situation where the labour market and GDP growth statistics are telling a different story.
Adviser-Hub 24th Aug 2017
The Week: Valuations - might it be different this time?
Investors have been fretting about valuations for some time, and the recent wobbles in markets seem to endorse the fragility of current equity pricing. Stock markets look increasingly overvalued...
Adviser-Hub 17th Aug 2017
Inflation continues to pose a problem
July 2017 UK consumer price inflation remained well above its 2% target, although it eased slightly in June. Although the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1975, wage growth continue...
Adviser-Hub 14th Aug 2017
The Matryoshka Principle: Methodology (Part 2)
In part two of his four part series, Karl Dines explores how the Matryoshka Principle can be implemented to help create robust methodology. Comprehensive methodology is essential to ensure a rob...
US market review: The Fed is poised to pare back its balance sheet
Despite a raft of fresh problems for President Trump’s administration, US equity markets rose during July and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index reached a new closing high at the end of t...
UK equity income market review: UK equity yields fell during July
UK equity indices generally rose during July and yields fell. Dividend payouts hit a new second-quarter record in 2017, according to Capita Asset Services, reaching a total of £33.3 billion.<...
Global bond market review: Bond and currency markets remain under pressure
Despite a backdrop of persistently low inflation, speculation over the likelihood of tighter monetary policy continued to put pressure on global bond and currency markets during July.
Europe market review: Economic sentiment improves in the eurozone
The European Central Bank continued to play down speculation that it is poised to begin winding down its programme of stimulus measures.
Emerging markets review: China posts stronger-than-expected economic growth
China’s economy grew by 6.9% YoY during Q2, outstripping the Chinese government’s official annual economic growth target.
Asia Japan market review: Japan’s inflation to remain below target
Although Japan’s economy appears to be strengthening in some areas, the outlook for inflation remains subdued.
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