Investment
Small cap funds – the golden boys of European equities
European equity mid- and small-cap funds have outperformed their large cap counterparts by a factor of five over the past two years.
Macro Views | 23 Feb 17
US tops newly-launched ‘Political Stability Index’
Charles Stanley has launched a new Political Stability Index to help investors assess the level of risk in the major developed stock markets.
European earnings growth set to drive equities in 2017
European corporate earnings are on course to post one of their best years since the financial crisis, says Mark Denham, the new manager of the Carmignac Grande Europe Fund.
US equities – the Trump honeymoon period continues
A little over a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, US equity indices are at record highs and money keeps flowing into the asset class. Are markets right to be sanguine?
Fixed Income | 22 Feb 17
Investment trusts switching to quarterly dividends in droves
Yield-hungry investors have had their demands met by an increasing number of investment companies paying out quarterly dividends, new research from the Association of Investment Companies has shown.