Covid-19 index: when might life return to ‘normal’?
With every country attempting to return to normality following the coronavirus pandemic, we are monitoring US economic activity as well as other measures of ‘normality’ such as entertainment and leisure, high street shopping, and schools reopening.
On diversification, sustainability and competitiveness…
An interview with portfolio manager Benjamin Moore on investing in
Europe, how he goes about looking at companies, and the events of
the past 10 months
No alternative to equities
While political risk, a second Covid-19 wave, lower economic activity and suppressed inflation might trigger a short-term sell-off, in the medium term a high equity risk premium and low rates will support equities
Stock picking paramount in European small cap market
Managing money in a crisis can be challenging, but our long-term investment approach and valuation discipline have helped us take advantage of the market dislocation
European equities – the peak of pessimism is behind us
The world is going to change in 2021! We will have had Brexit, there will be a new president in the White House, and Covid-19 vaccines will be in roll-out.
Style rotation towards value is a temporary phenomenon
William Davies, Chief Investment Officer for EMEA and Global Head of Equities, discusses the recent style moves within markets
CIO EMEA outlook 2021 – knowns and unknowns after a tumultuous year
We see three themes dominating 2021: the development
of a Covid-19 vaccine; the political make-up of the US
following the November election; and Brexit.
What the US election means for markets… and what it doesn’t!
The election cycle will increase short-term volatility, but we don’t believe it will have much influence on market averages over the long term.
US election special: market impacts from a Biden or Trump victory
In this US election podcast special, Mark King and Carine Walker quiz Nicolas Janvier, Head of US Equities at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, on: how markets have behaved after previous elections; whether the Covid-19 crisis will affect the vote; and what might a Biden or a Trump win mean for markets and sectors.
Investment team updates – bullet points 4 September
Find the latest key market updates regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.