Brexit negotiations are cleared to move on
December 2017 The UK performed relatively strongly during December compared with many other major equity markets; over 2017 as a whole, however, the performance of the FTSE 100 Index was dwarfed by...
Adviser-Hub 10th Jan 2018
The FTSE 100 Index’s yield rose over 2017
December 2017 Although the UK lagged many other major equity markets during 2017 as a whole, it posted a robust performance during December. Both the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index reached n...
Inflation rises to 3.1%
December 2017 UK government bond yields fell during December as demand for gilts rallied. EU leaders declared that, following agreement on key issues – including the future of the Irish borde...
Global update: A strong 2017 for global equity markets
December 2017 Although global equity market returns were relatively muted during December, annualised performance from leading equity indices was very strong. The US, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Ind...
US Treasury bond yields ease over 2017
December 2017 US Treasury bond yields rose during a busy December. As expected, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate for a third time in 2017, taking the key federal funds rate to a ra...
Europe’s economy continues to gain traction
December 2017 European equity markets generally posted subdued performance during December; over 2017 as a whole, however, returns were strong. Brexit discussions are moving on to the next phase, w...
Emerging markets rise over 2017
December 2017 Emerging equity indices generally ended 2018 in positive territory, with many individual countries outperforming the broader world equity market. Brazil notched up its third consecuti...
Japanese markets surge over 2017
December 2018 Confidence amongst Japanese businesses has continued to improve, according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment. Credit ratings agency Moody&rsqu...
Momentum as a late-cycle factor
A couple of months ago, I examined the volatility factor and discovered that it tends to outperform during market corrections, but underperforms dramatically during recoveries. This month, I look at t...
Adviser-Hub 9th Jan 2018
The Week: The week
Some New Years start with a burst of enthusiasm; a blast out of the blocks, let’s-get-it-on and buy some equities sort of start.
Adviser-Hub 4th Jan 2018
MiFID II: A safer, but more boring, future for advised clients
January 2018 MiFID II runs to 1.7m paragraphs and covers all aspects of trading in European financial markets. Aside from a few teething troubles in the futures markets, and a temporary delay on it...
US rates rise for a third time in 2017
December 2017 The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points at its December meeting. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has implemented a total three rat...
Adviser-Hub 22nd Dec 2017
The Week: Farewell to all that
2017 is drawing to a close. Was it a classic for investors?
Adviser-Hub 21st Dec 2017
Megatrends for 2018
Fund managers are fond of emphasising their stock-picking credentials over and above their macroeconomic analysis. However, it is clear that they need to pay attention to certain disruptive global tre...
Adviser-Hub 14th Dec 2017
The Yield Curve Gap: Outlook for 2018
As the end of the year approaches, investors may wonder about the prospects for 2018. This month, we look at the yield curve gap for the US and 8 other major economies. The yield curve gap has been a...
Adviser-Hub 12th Dec 2017
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