Will the bull market continue in the Chinese New Year of the Ox?
The Chinese Year of the Rat draws to a close on 12 February 2021. And what a year it turned out to...
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Could this be Asia’s decade?
The last decade has been dominated by the US. It’s stock market has returned almost 300% for...
Twelve funds to watch in 2021
As we start the New Year in a new lockdown, still with the hope that this could be the last major...
Investing in Christmas spirits
With the world’s most expensive bottle of ‘plonk’ – a Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992 – selling...
2021: time to be ‘risk-on’ with equities and bonds
After a year like 2020, it seems almost foolish trying to predict what 2021 could hold in store. But...
Will emerging markets and commodities be the top trades for 2021?
With just a few weeks left 2020, FundCalibre hosted an online event for investment journalists this...
US election: pantomime season begins early
As if 2020 hadn’t thrown enough at us already, the US Presidential election is now in day three and,...
UK equity exodus: investors shun the FTSE
According to the Investment Association, the proportion of UK retail investor assets in UK equity...
What fantasy football can teach us about investing
After the glut of 90 matches in six weeks, it’s been a long, slow summer, but thankfully the Premier...
Five Japanese equity managers give their views on Abe’s resignation
Having recently become the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan, Abe Shinzo announced that he...
The Great British Give Away – funds benefiting from the ‘Plan for Jobs’
This week’s mini-Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak was all about the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’....
Independence Day: investing in US equities
It’s Independence Day this weekend and, while many people in England will be heading to the nearest...
How to invest in football
12 June was supposed to mark the start of Euro 2020, with the football tournament being held in 12...
Ten of the best: managers at the top of their peer groups
Finding the best fund managers is both a science and an art form: you need experience and gut feel...
What is the best way to make money out of oil?
Going right back to basics, oil, like most commodities, trades with both a spot price (which is what...