Investment Updates

Fed cuts rates for the third time this year
Policymakers at the US central bank opted to cut the key federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% during October.

Does manufacturing matter?
As US manufacturing slides, how important is it for global economic growth? And would trade talks resolve the problem?

Is stockpicking enough in a populist era?
Fund managers are fond of emphasising that they focus on stockpicking rather than troubling themselves with the broader macroeconomic landscape.

Why is the Bank of England not easing?
While the ECB and Federal Reserve are loosening monetary policy, the UK is holding out. Why?

Is the elastic about to snap?
The dominance of large growth stocks over unloved value names has proved the John Maynard Keynes adage that markets can stay irrational longer than investors can stay solvent.

The Fed has bitten the bullet on interest rates
The Federal Reserve has bitten the bullet on interest rates, but will the 25bps cut make any difference to the global economy?

All change at the head of Europe’s institutions
The UK is not the only place undergoing a change of leadership.

Brexit: no further forward
The third anniversary of the Brexit referendum came and went in June, and still, the issue of Brexit remained up in the air.

Open-ended funds: beyond redemption?
Open-ended funds aim to hold enough cash in reserve to allow the manager to meet redemptions without having to sell holdings.

Trade conflicts driven down yields
Bond yields fell during May as the trade conflict between the US and China took an unexpected turn.
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