2014 Outlook: Time for financial markets to stand on their own two feet again

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Looking forward to 2014, Threadneedle Investments believes the year will be characterised by the move towards financial markets standing on their own feet again, as the global policy support that

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Income story continues to engage investors

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Global investment manager says there’s no need to sacrifice growth for income Regardless of whether improving economic data prompts the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep official rates on

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Asset Allocation Update: A Case for Europe?

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Despite there being much to consider over the last few months, we have made few changes to portfolios, largely leaving our overweighting to risk assets intact, and within equities and

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Leading Asian equities team joins Threadneedle Investments

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Soo Nam Ng joins as Head of Asian Equities (Asia) leading renowned Singapore-based team Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), a leading international asset manager, announces the appointment of Soo Nam Ng as

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Threadneedle Global Equity Viewpoint

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The global economy is finally stabilising as the recovery in the US spreads to the rest of the developed world. As summer fades and an autumnal chill enters the air

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September 2013 Investment Strategy Update

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Economic and market commentary The UK and Europe have been late in joining the party to celebrate economic recovery, but signs of this happening are now getting stronger. In the

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Mid-year market review and outlook: Tapering is not tightening but valuations continue to favour equities over bonds

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At the start of the year, we forecast a challenging macroeconomic outlook for 2013, continued downside risks, and we expected interest rates to stay lower for longer. In terms of

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Threadneedle June economic and market update from CIO Mark Burgess

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Investors are currently more focused than ever on the US economy.  This follows comments from the Federal Reserve indicating that signs of the recovery gathering momentum would lead them to

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Threadneedle economic and market update

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Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments comments on recent market developments: Without doubt, the most significant economic development of 2013 has been the transformation of economic policy in

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Dividend investing proves a competitive strategy

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In the past, dividend investing has been associated with maximising income at the expense of capital performance and total return. However, the last 15 years have shown that investing in

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