The fees of the future
Fund management fees are changing, but do the changes go far enough? Fidelity’s new charging model incorporates a performance fee structure It is one of a raft of changes to fees from th...
Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2017
Do people know the value of advice?
People are still making expensive mistakes with their long-term savings, but how can we get a better message out about financial advice? In the context of what is at stake, advisory fees seem re...
After Brexit and a downgrade, is Carney really likely to raise rates?
A rate rise in the UK has suddenly become a possibility. There is still much to fear on the outlook for the UK – is Carney really likely to blink? The conditions for a rate rise do not app...
Adviser-Hub 28th Sep 2017
Technology provided a boost for US equity indices
Investor sentiment was impaired during August by concern over North Korea’s relationship with the international community and worries about the impact of Tropical Storm Harvey, which hammered the US G...
UK equity market review: “No decisive progress” in Brexit talks
UK share price performance was dampened in August by escalating tensions between North Korea and the international community.
UK equities make muted gains in August
August 2017 UK share prices generally rose during August, although gains were relatively muted, hampered by geopolitical tensions relating to North Korea – which fired a missile over Japan &n...
UK bond market review: Demand for gilts rises during August
During August, investors’ appetite for risk deteriorated, undermined by further deterioration in relations between North Korea and the rest of the world.
Global bond market review: Strong demand for highly rated government bonds
Investors’ appetite for “safe haven” assets rose during August against an increasingly unsettled global backdrop.
Euro surges against the US dollar
August 2017 The euro rose to its highest level against the US dollar since January 2015, bolstered not only by the strengthening European economy, but also by worries over the impact of Tropical St...
Asia Japan market review: Tensions with North Korea put pressure on Asian markets
An increasingly strained relationship between North Korea and the international community culminated in North Korea’s decision to fire a ballistic missile over Japan.
Market briefings looking back at August
A selection of articles written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through August.
Emerging markets review: IMF warns on China’s credit boom
China’s credit growth continued to pose a problem in August.
Indicators of a Share Market Correction
Last month we looked at two factors that are predictive of a future recession: the rate of inflation and the level of unemployment, and found that the signs of a new recession were not quite in play y...
Adviser-Hub 26th Sep 2017
Broomer's Blog: This Time it's different
It is often said that the most dangerous words in investment are that 'this time it's different', but could it be? The value philosophy – that everything reverts to the mean &n...
Adviser-Hub 25th Sep 2017
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...
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