Investment
Investment | 18 Aug 17
Bull market party ‘has to end’
The problem with the dying days of an equity bull market is that it is difficult to be sure when it will end and how high it will go in the meantime. This, for Jim Wood-Smith, chief investment officer for private clients at Hawksmoor Investment Management, is the key dilemma in today’s markets. As he says: “We can see what will happen but we don’t know when.”
Investment | 17 Aug 17
Shift to defensive assets urges Architas
Architas has warned that investors should begin shifting towards defensive assets before volatility strikes markets in the latter half of 2017.
Could today’s India outshine yesterday’s China?
Though it might be tempting to view today’s India as yesterday’s China, Rathbones’ head of asset allocation Ed Smith thinks the region’s growth prospects could be even greater based on five key indicators.
IMF warns of ‘dangerous’ trajectory for Chinese debt
China’s growth outlook is expected to improve between 2017 and 2021, but the country’s rising debt level skews the figures and raises strong concerns, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Investment | 16 Aug 17
Momentum Wealth Int’l adds ETFs to platform range
Guernsey-based platform Momentum Wealth International has introduced a range of ETFs for the first time, in the expectation that financial advisers will make increasing use of this type of investment vehicle in client portfolios.