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Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 25 Jun 20201 . The COVID-19 outbreak has heightened global concerns of excessive dependency on China’s manufacturing sector and led governments in many countries to incentivise companies to shift their manufacturing base back home. While we have already seen higher tariffs lead some companies serving the US...
How emerging markets are becoming more middle class
Thursday 25 Jun 2020A big trend in emerging markets over the last decade is the growth of the middle class. According to 2019 estimates from World Data Lab around 600 million Indians are poised to join the ranks of the middle class, with the spending power of this cohort expected to triple to $10.5 trillion...
Fighting climate change: the funds and companies with positive solutions
Thursday 18 Jun 2020Global markets and investors have been held captive by the Covid-19 pandemic in recent months, and rightly so. But as the global conversation gradually moves on from saving lives to savings jobs and shoring up economies, climate change remains the elephant in the room. In April the UK economy...
Winners and losers among housebuilder, portal and estate agent shares as housing market is defrosted
Thursday 18 Jun 2020The housing market is emerging from hibernation but as investors in directly related sectors like housebuilders and estate agents count the cost of lockdown they have seen a significant divergence in share price performance. There are a number of factors behind these disparities. A look at the...
Companies that should gain market share post-crisis
Thursday 04 Jun 2020The coronavirus will have a long-lasting impact on the economic landscape and alter the competitive positions across numerous industries. There will be a benefit for the strongest companies which will emerge stronger and with superior growth opportunities. Larger companies tend to be the ones that...
Pandemic puts technology front and centre
Thursday 04 Jun 2020Not everyone is a tech fan but if there is one silver lining to be drawn from the Covid-19 pandemic it may be a new appreciation of what technology can do for us. Where would we be without Zoom or Microsoft Teams to keep us in the work loop and let us safely stay in touch with family and friends...
Investing for retirement: four prime fund picks for your pension
Thursday 04 Jun 2020The equity markets have just endured a difficult period but over the long term they remain an excellent vehicle for growing your cash and, in turn, helping to fund a comfortable retirement. In this article, and with the help of the head of active portfolios at AJ Bell Ryan Hughes, we have...
Clothing retail post-corona: smaller, faster, cheaper
Thursday 28 May 2020Clothing retail is one of the most difficult businesses to get right at the best of times. Low profit margins, intense competition, changing consumer preferences, the weather and any number of smaller challenges can upset the plans of even the best operators. The coronavirus has had a devastating...
Rethink your property investments
Thursday 28 May 2020The property sector is facing its biggest test since the 2016 Brexit vote, with the coronavirus pandemic leading to a new wave of property fund suspensions, dividends being cut and a collapse in valuations. People have been left to question if investing in commercial property is still a viable...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 28 May 20201. Along with other major economies in the world, India has taken bold steps to contain the spread of COVID-19. The differentiated restoration of some normalcy with specified conditions should help the economy to gradually restart. The government also announced a $22.6bn economic stimulus plan and...