Oliver’s Insights: Investment Imperatives

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights takes a break from the usual soap opera of issues surrounding investment markets (US growth, Cyprus, Japanese reflation, Chinese growth disappointments, the collapse in gold,

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Threadneedle: global market commentary

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In the five years since the onset of the global financial crisis, markets, economies, and the authorities have taken many opportunities to surprise and confuse investors. The recent policy initiatives

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van Eyk:Beware New Year crystal ball gazing

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Financial advisers and investors should think carefully before acting on the latest round of New Year predictions for economies and markets, van Eyk Head of Strategic Research Jonathan Ramsay cautions. 

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2013 to be the year of investing ‘cautiously’

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2012 was the year that predications of hard landings, double dips and financial catastrophes couldn’t stop the growth of the world’s major indices but despite growth predictions of between 2.5%

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Investment thinking for tomorrow’s world

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Fidelity Worldwide Investment has released the findings of its third annual “Analyst Survey” which highlights some of the long-term themes that are expected to shape the global economy and investment

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Season’s greetings from AdviserVoice

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The team at AdviserVoice would like to wish you a happy and safe festive season and all the best for a bright and successful year in 2013. AdviserVoice will commence

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Warren Buffett knows that tax rates matter

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There are important questions we need to answer about taxes. How progressive or regressive? How should rates vary on different  forms of income? How much of fixing our fiscal problems

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Investors move from fear to hope

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After uncertainty and volatility that has plagued financial markets for many years, there may finally be a shift underway from fear to hope as investors are becoming more accepting of

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The 13th labour of Hercules: Capital preservation in the age of financial repression

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I think the world today could easily be described as the “Era of Uncertainty”. Problems threaten from almost every direction: the fiscal cliff looms, the U.S. Presidential Cycle is upon

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Threadneedle asset allocation update

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“It’s been clear for some time that the force driving markets this year has not been the macro backdrop but policy initiatives led by the authorities. “We shouldn’t be surprised

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