Emerging markets: have investors missed the boat?
Emerging markets have had a strong run – are all the strong returns behind them? Emerging markets have rallied after fears surrounding the Trump election abated After 20%+ gains, investo...
Adviser-Hub 25th Sep 2017
Wary women’ don’t like investments
Women are increasingly ‘wary’ of investments, finds a new piece of research from consumer finance group Boring Money. Women are increasingly ‘wary’ of investments, finds a new...
Adviser-Hub 22nd Sep 2017
The Philips Curve: why is higher employment not leading to wage growth?
Low unemployment is not leading to higher wages. What is happening? Unemployment is at its lowest level for over 40 years, but wages are declining in real terms The 'Philips curve' app...
Adviser-Hub 14th Sep 2017
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...
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
Monthly Market Roundup – covering August 2017
Our Monthly Market Roundup is available on our website on the 4th business day of each month. The report aims to provide a snapshot of the global market developments during the past month, highligh...
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
Broomer’s blog: Trump is going to end up with kimchi on his face
Donald Trump really does not need anyone's help to make him look foolish; he seems perfectly capable of doing this all by himself. Trump’s inflammatory comments provide North Koreans w...
Square Mile Research 24th 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
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...
Adviser-Hub 14th Aug 2017
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 the month.
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...
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