Latin America’s Catastrophe Problem

What happened? More than 650 people have died in an earthquake that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on Saturday 16th April. With a magnitude of 7.8, it is the most powerful quake to strike the country…

Undiscovered gems

Thailand’s political situation may have attracted more headlines than its stock market in recent years, but the turmoil in government obscures the encouraging prospects for its corporate sector. Thai companies have shown themselves capable of…

2015 record year for investment company adviser purchases

Purchases almost triple pre-RDR levels. Latest research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) using Matrix Financial Clarity demonstrates that 2015 was a record year for adviser and wealth manager purchases of investment companies via…

Time to be Bullish on the US Dollar?

The US Dollar has certainly been on the back foot for the last three months, as can be seen in chart 1 below, showing the performance of the Broad Trade Weighted Dollar. However, the picture…