European equities – not a market to ignore

European maps and euro currency

Caroline Cantor, Mark Nichols and Mark Heslop discuss European equities’ performance, valuation and diversification properties – and share a few surprising facts.

Japan: good value, or just cheap?

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Dan Carter and Mitesh Patel address the topic of share price valuations in the Japanese
market. They’re undeniably low, but are Japanese stocks good value, or just cheap?

Bonds: Finding value in a lopsided world

Globe & US Dollars

Mark Nash, Huw Davies and James Novotny discuss the divergence in monetary policy between the US and Europe and how that’s creating opportunities in the bond markets.

Notes from the Investment Floor: The stage is set for emerging markets

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Nick Payne reflects on the differing fortunes of developed and emerging markets, as the stage seems set for emerging markets to come to the fore once again.

What’s behind the rise in gold and silver?

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Ned Naylor-Leyland and Daniel March discuss the macro, market and technical factors behind the bullish moves in gold and silver.

The best that the Asia Pacific region can offer

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Jason Pidcock and Sam Konrad outline the diverse opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, particularly the complementary strengths of Australia and India.

‘Gradually, then suddenly’: monetary tightening starts to bite

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Accidents have already disrupted markets, but are there more to come? How soon might the Federal Reserve loosen policy? Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards give their view.

Not banking on it

Bank

Phil Macartney, European equities investment manager, argues that bank shares carry more risk than reward and should be avoided – even in the best of times.

Tuning out the noise to find great European smaller companies

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Phil Macartney says an indiscriminate selloff in European small caps has created opportunities to invest in undervalued companies with robust fundamentals.

India: Interestingly poised

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Avinash Vazirani and Colin Croft provide a comprehensive account of the prospects for various sectors after a recent visit to India.