Analysis
Investment | analysis 30 Mar 17
Why a high conviction strategy suits the times
If 2016 taught investors anything it was that the market’s response to macroeconomic events is unpredictable at best. History tells us Donald Trump’s election and the Brexit vote should have derailed markets, but they proved remarkably resilient.
Asia | analysis 29 Mar 17
UAE could face a ‘Hong Kong-style’ life sales slump
Asia has traditionally been the principal market outside the UK for international life business but growth in sales from the two key regional hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore has come to a halt, says Provisca founder Bryan Low.
Europe | analysis 29 Mar 17
Markets shrug off May’s Article 50 notification – are they right?
UK prime minister Theresa May picked an early fight with EU leaders in her letter formally triggering the UK’s Brexit process though bond, equity and currency markets hardly responded. But perhaps they should have.
Equities | analysis 22 Mar 17
ANALYSIS: Europe the saviour as US market slumps?
Although European stocks have gotten caught in the cross-hairs of Wednesday’s Trump trade downturn, with the earnings recovery underway, it would be a mistake for investors to discount them.
Best Practice | analysis 15 Mar 17
Why the new Qrops five-year circumstance change is critical
Many advisers woke up last Thursday morning aware their pipeline Qrops business had just been vastly reduced, says James Pearcy-Caldwell, co-founder of fee-based adviser Aisa International.