Time to limit the Brexit negativity

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A Brexit vote this Thursday in favour of leaving the EU is most likely to have a negative impact on markets believes a leading fund manager. However, it might not

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Acorns app wins prestigious best design award

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Acorns, the number one fastest growing Fintech app in the United States and Australia, is the winner of the best digital design at the 2016 Good Design Awards. Managed by

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Emerald Wrap announces partnership with Impact 20/80 to promote socially responsible impact investments

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Instreet Investment announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Impact 20/80 to develop and promote the Emerald Club and its flagship product, The Emerald Wrap, an ethical platform for

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Markets in the dumps – but an upswing would not surprise

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Equity markets appear to be stuck in a rut as participants find it hard to shake off prevailing negativity, says Instreet Investment managing director George Lucas. “Markets are fixed on

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Investors watch out- high volatility will make a comeback says Instreet

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March witnessed a dramatic fall in equity market volatility compared to the first two months of 2016. However, don’t expect the lower levels of volatility to continue says George Lucas, managing

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Start-up success for ‘appy Aussie investors

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Following its official launch in Australia three weeks ago, spare-change investment app Acorns, yesterday announced it has received over 50,000 sign-ups, confirming Australia’s appetite for FinTech innovation. After amassing more than

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Increased US consumer spend sends positive signals to the market

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The most significant development for markets is that the US core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator – the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation – rose by 1.7 per cent

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Making sense of market turmoil

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Markets are in turmoil. But why? “The answer depends on which way you want to look,” says George Lucas, managing director, Instreet Investment. “There is a raft of reasons being

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Markets spooked as oil leads commodity crash and other reasons to panic (or not to panic)

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What a start to 2016, says George Lucas, managing director Instreet Investment. “With a change in calendar year, came a change in investor sentiment sparking a large sell off in

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Christmas cheer returns to markets with Asia and Europe in the spotlight

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Traditional Christmas rally in equities has begun with a reversal of the sell-off from two weeks ago, despite the horrific attacks that took place in Paris and subsequent terrorism-related events,

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