Threadneedle Investments asset allocation update: April 2014

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In this latest outlook, Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments, assesses market activity so far this year and provides an asset allocation update. Threadneedle halves overweight in equities

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Assessing risk: low probability, high impact events

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Risk is a word that generally tends to be thought of in a negative light. However, in the investment world risk is a necessary part of investing and cannot be

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 February, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been another somewhat mixed week for global and Australian shares as indexes flirt with post GFC highs and the situation

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending January 24, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications The wobbly start to the year for share markets continued over the past week. While the news out of Europe and the

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Exports to China hit a record high as trade deficit widens in October

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International Trade – October 2013 The October trade balance was a deficit of $529m – an increase of $258m on the deficit in September. Exports declined by a very small

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 29 November

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw global shares continue their upward drift helped by mostly good economic data, good news regarding Iran and more

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The ‘Free Lunch’ Is Over – it’s time to get active in emerging markets

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The reasons to invest in faster-growing emerging markets remain compelling. However, the drivers of emerging markets are changing, which has consequences for the approach investors take. Rebalancing in the global

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Nikko AM’s Global Investment Committee updates house view, maintains overweight equities stance

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Nikko AM’s Global Investment Committee (GIC), which consists of senior investment professionals from the group’s global offices, has updated its views on the global economic situation, financial markets and asset

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Have corporate strategies for the current financial environment worked?’

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Brad Potter, Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst, Tyndall AM provides his key take-outs from the August company reporting season. Weak consumer demand, a slowdown in China and a high Australian

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by mostly good economic news, notably this time from China, and the

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