With only a few days until the US Presidential election, most early voters and polls favour Clinton but anything could happen in the final moments. The FBI is once again investigating Clinton’s emails, while Trump continues to broadcast his views of a rigged election as many prominent Republicans distance themselves from him. While a Trump victory […]

“How do I generate my required return in a low return, high volatility world?” While a lot of investors are currently dealing with the same question, there are some big differences in their responses. Some fall victim to the ‘cycle of investor emotions’, becoming hostage to their ‘lizard brain’ where fight and flight responses either […]

The global market volatility in January 2016 looks to be an extension of the stock market weakness we have seen during 2015. According to Russell Investments, at its core, the weakness is a reprise of the weakness seen last August (see our August 2015 market update here) and they expect much the same for now. […]

The past few weeks have seen increased volatility and sell offs across global risk markets. This has been increasingly impacting emerging markets, where growing concerns over the economic slowdown in China have put downward pressure on emerging markets equities and commodity markets. This short article provided by Russell Investments provides a further insight into what’s […]

While news about Greece’s economic crisis has dominated headlines over the last few weeks, turmoil in the Chinese markets has also raised concerns. In this short article, Russell Investments’ provide you an overview of what’s happened, why it matters to global investors and their investment strategists’ views on short- and long-term impacts. Background: What’s happened […]