Investment
Investment | 5 Aug 16
Currencies: Swings and roundabouts
Making a call on currencies can be make or break for a portfolio and as the global economy enters uncharted waters, managers are looking for signs of the next big swing
Macro Views | 5 Aug 16
Strong US job creation forcing Yellen’s hand
The United States’ non-farm payroll growth in July comfortably outstripped forecasts, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Investment | 5 Aug 16
Canaccord Genuity’s UK wealth business reports 11% AUM rise
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management UK has reported an 11% year-on-year rise in assets under management at the end of its first fiscal quarter.
Asset managers stick to European and Japanese equities
Asset managers have been too optimistic in their return forecasts for European and Japanese equities over the past 18 months or so. Despite having faced disappointing returns over the past year or so, they are not yet prepared to meaningfully lower their expectations.
Macro Views | 4 Aug 16
ANALYSIS: Investor stakes raised as Carney fires bazooka
When I was a child my school clothes were often too big for me. My mother would buy them like that on purpose with the knowledge that I would grow into them eventually.