Investment
Macro Views | 20 Dec 16
Analysis: New investment landscape for 2017
Markets have displayed an uncanny ability to take political bombshells in their stride but the same may not be true in 2017.
Fund managers tend to hug benchmarks when fear reigns
Active fund managers tend to track their benchmarks more closely when volatility is at its highest, according to new research.
North America | 19 Dec 16
Harlequin Property enters receivership as resort is shut
Harlequin Property SVG, the land-owning unit behind the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has entered interim receivership while its flagship resort has closed after the electricity was disconnected.
Investment | 19 Dec 16
ANALYSIS: US equities the ultimate refuge as 2016 winds downs?
As 2016 draws to a close money managers will be putting the last of their ducks in a row before everybody takes their eye off the ball for the Christmas holidays, but this year is the right move more obvious than usual?
Emerging Markets | 19 Dec 16
Which asset classes performed best in 2016?
2016 has been a remarkable year. The two best performing large equity markets this year are countries that have been mired in recession for years. At the same time, the stock market of the world’s fastest growing large economy has been delivering some of the lowest returns.