Analysis

Investment | analysis 13 Feb 18

Consumer price index (CPI) inflation remained at 3% in January, defying the consensus view that it would marginally dip to 2.9%.

Emerging Markets | analysis 12 Feb 18

Improving fundamentals in the emerging market debt market are outweighing recent notes of caution about valuations, according to Morningstar.

Asia | analysis 12 Feb 18

Friday 16 February marks the Chinese New Year, with 2018 welcoming the Year of the Dog. However, while the dog is associated with honesty, faithfulness, and a strong sense of responsibility in the Chinese zodiac, investors will be hoping for a repeat of 2017 – the Year of the Rooster – which saw the MSCI China Index return nearly 55%.

Investment | analysis 9 Feb 18

Developing nations have been racking up a lot of debt over the past few years, but Rathbones’ head of asset allocation research, Edward Smith, thinks this is unlikely to spark a widespread credit crisis.

Africa | analysis 9 Feb 18

A volatile political landscape, constant regulatory upheaval and a recent economic downgrade to junk status are just some of the many challenges an adviser must overcome when setting up a new financial planning firm in South Africa.