Global and emerging market outlooks for 2012

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What is the outlook for global versus emerging markets? Amit Lodha, Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Global Equities Fund – “I expect global economic growth to remain muted in 2012,... Read more continue reading

Outlook for Australian money market rates

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2011 saw a dramatic change in how the Australian market reacted to a crisis overseas. This is nowhere more evident than in the reaction of the Australian dollar (AUD) says... Read more continue reading

Friday 13th…should investors be nervous?

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Over the past 15 times that the 13th has occurred on a Friday, the Dow Jones has fallen 7 times and the All Ordinaries has fallen 5 times. So on... Read more continue reading

What’s the best asset allocation for 2012?

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We are experiencing a second round of the global financial crisis, says Trevor Greetham, Director of Asset Allocation at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. The first round was caused when banks and... Read more continue reading

What do the world’s CEOs think is ahead for 2012?

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A recent Fidelity Worldwide Investment survey of CEOs of global companies found they are most concerned about government intervention and intrusive regulation; moreso than inflation, wage costs, pricing issues or... Read more continue reading

Outlook for fixed income 2012

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The eurozone sovereign bond crisis is playing out at an alarming pace as markets attempt to periodically force the hand of policymakers. “This is a pattern that is likely to... Read more continue reading

Global equities outlook for 2012

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The year ahead will be a difficult one for global equity investors with the prospects for capital appreciation in most developed equity markets expected to be low, and the need... Read more continue reading

What’s the outlook for Asian equities?

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Asia is one of the few regions in the world that’s will not only avoid recession but still deliver growth, though will this growth translate to growth in its share... Read more continue reading

Australian equities outlook 2012

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Australia’s economy might be in better shape than those of other developed nations, but will this be enough to translate into rising local share prices in the New Year? Paul... Read more continue reading

Is it time to invest against the tide?

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The idea of a “V”-shaped stock market recovery was fuelled by expectations of a “V”-shaped economic recovery. This was not an unreasonable assumption based on the shape of previous recoveries... Read more continue reading