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10 reasons to invest for income
1 PLIGHT OF SAVERS The search for income has intensified in recent years as it has hit home that low growth and low interest rates are here to stay in the developed world. In…
It’s important for investors to acknowledge and be comfortable with China’s slower growth
The AIC has collated views from investment company managers on China. It’s already been a tough start to the year for the Chinese market, as the Chinese New Year, the year of the monkey approaches…
10 top ISA tips for 2016
ISAs – individual savings accounts – are a kind of ‘wrapper’ that shields your money from the taxman, so it grows free of income or capital gains tax. You can put up to £15,240…
Recession Risks are Rising and Equities are Vulnerable
Equity markets certainly decided to look at the negatives from the US employment report released at the end of last week. That does not happen in bull markets. On the surface, and ignoring a few…
Market review – Deal or no deal?
And so the duel in Westminster continues. Prime Minister David Cameron is, according to the outspoken Boris Johnson, ‘making the best of a bad job’. Hardly encouraging words for Dave as his draft EU…
Yet Another Central Bank Inspired Rally
Although markets ended the month on a more positive note, January was not kind for many investors. The current rally that began over a week ago is yet again predicated on more unconventional central…
Market review – Less Than Zero
We awoke on Friday to the news that the Bank of Japan had cut interest rates to below zero. This marks a new departure in the central bank’s quest to stimulate the economy and…
Investment company adviser purchases in first nine months of 2015 up 55% compared to same period in 2014
The AIC has published data from Matrix Financial Clarity, demonstrating that in the first three quarters of 2015, purchases of investment companies on platforms by advisers and wealth managers reached £549m. The Association of…
Longest serving investment company managers comment on market volatility
The start of 2016 has proved a turbulent time for markets, so the AIC has collated fund manager views. The start of 2016 has proved a turbulent time for markets. After closing 2015 at…
Central Banks Face Difficult Choices in a Changing Investment Environment
When we started writing this weeks’ commentary, we did not realise how long it would be. We hope that you find it interesting, as we truly believe that we touch upon the most important…
Market review – The bears are back
The year so far has been a particularly unhappy hunting ground for global investors. China, the tumbling price of oil and a recently downgraded forecast for global economic growth by the International Monetary Fund…
Markets are at a Tipping Point
Our work indicates that financial markets are at a tipping point and policymakers are probably getting very worried. After significant downward moves for equity markets and bond yields in the first two weeks of…
A Disastrous Start to 2016….What Next?
Happy New Year to all our readers. We promised late last year that we would update our views in the new year. There is a lot to discuss and we will have to break…
Latin America Shouldn’t Fear the Fed in 2016
The Federal Reserve raises rates. Those five words should strike fear into any Latin American investor’s heart. After all, there are plenty of painful episodes in living memory when a US rate rise spelt…
Market review – The men who sold the world
Investors started the week in nervous mood. Little wonder, when the advice proffered by one team of City brokers was to “sell everything”. Concerns about China, the falling oil price and rising interest rates…
Panama’s Progress Report
There is no other way to put it: Panama is booming. This year the economy is expected to grow by 6%, that’s ten times more than the regional average. But the one-year-old administration of President…
Market review – Does abstinence make the heart grow fonder?
For some of us, temperance in January is a lifestyle choice after seasonal over-indulgence; but for investors in Chinese equities, the decision to abstain has been taken out of their hands. Twice this week,…
It was a Rollercoaster Week that Ended on a Down Note
This will be the last investment report for 2015. It has certainly been a more challenging year for investors across all assets. We wish all of our readers a very happy Christmas and New…