For three decades Japan has experienced bouts of deflation and persistent weak growth. And, on the face of it, investors have been right to shun it. The Japanese stock market, as measured by the Topix index, has returned just 54.8% since its peak at...
Maybe it’s just me, but I think most of us all have that friend. They’re always...
It’s now week 38 of working from home for this FundCalibre employee. While I...
Just before Christmas, Denmark announced it would end all its offshore gas and...
It’s been a torrid year for dividends. The COVID pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have resulted in a deluge of cuts and suspensions, with Link Group estimating the total decline for 2020 being somewhere in the region of 45% in the UK – some...
In the six months since the global pandemic forced the UK government to shut down the economy,...
Before the early 1990s, experts generally considered 5% to be a safe amount for retirees to withdraw...
The UK equity market has seen a plethora of dividend cuts and rights issues in the wake of the...
2020 has been an extraordinary year. Bushfires, floods, swarms of locust, pandemics, racism and oil spills have all made the headlines. It’s been almost biblical at times and many lives and working practices have been turned upside down. It’s been a...
While all eyes have been on the US stock market and the performance of the big tech companies, Asia...
Six months on from the fastest stock market falls in history, much of the recovery story has centred...
Believe it or not, it’s now six months since investors experienced the fastest plunge into a bear...
After a year like 2020, it seems almost foolish trying to predict what 2021 could hold in store. But it’s that time of year and we’re being asked our opinion – so here are the views of FundCalibre’s managing director, Darius McDermott: “I’m broadly...
Last month, leaders from 15 Asia-Pacific nations sealed one of the biggest trade deals in history....
Not so long ago, the West was ‘beating a path to China’s door’ seeking to ride on its coat-tails, as...
It is often said that the Japanese market takes the world’s woes on its shoulders, but in the recent...
As 2020 draws to a close we finally have some good news: a Brexit deal. When the detail is revealed, it probably won’t be what was promised, or even hoped for when the referendum took place, but it is a deal nevertheless and a hard Brexit on 1st...
“Covid-19 has created a once-in-decade opportunity to pick-up exceptional investment trusts at...
According to the Investment Association, the proportion of UK retail investor assets in UK equity...
In the six months since the global pandemic forced the UK government to shut down the economy,...
While all eyes have been on the US stock market and the performance of the big tech companies, Asia and emerging markets have been staging a come-back. In the third quarter of this year (30 June to 30 September) both asset classes outperformed their...
Four of the five cheapest stock markets in the world today are in emerging markets, according to...
Greater inclusiveness, enhanced productivity, improved living standards and a drive towards the...
With many of its countries now coming out of lockdown and with Western economies struggling to come...
As if 2020 hadn’t thrown enough at us already, the US Presidential election is now in day three and, like the Coronavirus, far from over. Overall turnout is projected to have been the highest in 120 years at 66.9%*, so there are a lot of ballot...
Tuesday night was the first US Presidential Debate and it was…well, let’s just say if you were...
Having recently become the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan, Abe Shinzo announced that he...
This week’s mini-Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak was all about the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’....
As open-ended property funds are given the green light to reopen, we take a look at what caused the suspension of trading and discuss whether the property sector is still worth investing in. Why were funds suspended? While property fund suspensions...
Matt Jarvis from Legal & General tells us why you should still invest in property [0:20] and...
The UK housing market began its lockdown easing last month, with people in England once again...
With interest rates stuck at record lows and dividends under pressure, the search for investment...
For three decades Japan has experienced bouts of deflation and persistent weak growth. And, on the face of it, investors have been right to shun it. The Japanese stock market, as measured by the Topix index, has returned just 54.8% since its peak at...
As we start the New Year in a new lockdown, still with the hope that this could be the last major...
It’s that time of year again, when oversized handbags relinquish their function as a fashion...
2020 turned out to be a decent year for fixed income. While the asset class fell along with equities...
Following FundCalibre’s Autumn investment committee, a total of ten funds have gained an Elite Rating and three funds have been awarded the Elite Radar badge. One fund has lost its rating following a manager change, while two more have moved between...
As part of a wider corporate brand change for First State Investments, a number of Elite Rated funds...
Following FundCalibre’s summer investment committee, a total of eleven funds gained an Elite Rating...
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that Harry Nimmo will become co-manager of the ASI...
Just before Christmas, Denmark announced it would end all its offshore gas and oil activities by 2050, declaring it was “putting an end to the fossil era”. Instead, it is focusing on wind power and other renewable energy sources. The country is not...
In preparation for Good Money Week, I was talking to my husband at dinner about what I wanted to...
When it comes to responsible investing, the past couple of years have been dominated by the...
This week is Good Money Week. Now in its 15th year, it was started to raise awareness of...
Maybe it’s just me, but I think most of us all have that friend. They’re always telling you about the newest app, trend or get-rich-quick scheme. One of their favourite topics at some point in the past couple of years has probably been Bitcoin or...
It’s now week 38 of working from home for this FundCalibre employee. While I don’t miss the commute,...
October is Cyber Security Awareness month and, let’s face it, most of us could do with tightening up...
In the 1960s, some 4% of US Federal budget was spent on space exploration, and when Apollo 11 landed...