Financial markets by their nature are volatile. However, the more worrying time for investors is during periods of high volatility when prices move rapidly and unpredictably.
Market volatility can be a curse or a blessing. It all depends on how ready you are to deal with it.
What do we know so far? Since late December 2019 a new coronavirus strain, the 2019-nCov virus, began to emerge from Wuhan, China. The outbreak has been predominantly focused in China with a total of 20,624 confirmed cases and 427 deaths reported, but the number is growing each day. Outside of China there have been…
Global shares closed out the month with losses after reaching fresh highs in mid January 2020. Market sentiment has deteriorated since the coronavirus outbreak in mid January and its potential impacts. Emerging Markets suffered, specifically Latin America and China lagged in anticipation of economic growth fallout. Whilst UK and Japanese share markets fell, US shares…
New year is a great time for making lifestyle changes, however, for resolutions affecting your financial health, there’s often no better time than when starting a new job.
From 31 March 2020, insurance companies must stop providing ‘agreed value’ policies that are based on the income you advise at the start of cover, regardless of any subsequent change in income. This means no more ‘agreed value’ contracts can be bought or sold after 31 March 2020.
Global equity markets staged a strong finish to 2019, with investors favouring riskier assets amidst declining trade war concerns and easing geopolitical tensions. US equities posted solid returns over December, as Hedged Overseas Developed Shares increased by 2.3%.
Equity markets extended their rally in November with major indices reaching new highs. Markets were encouraged by reported progress on trade negotiations between the US and China, coupled with stable economic readings in the US and initial signs that growth deterioration in Europe may have bottomed.
Equity markets returned mixed results during October. The US equity market rallied higher with major US indices reaching fresh highs. Hedged Overseas Developed Shares increased by 1.8% over the month. Markets were encouraged by the progress made on the US-China trade negotiations front and economic readings, which suggest that global growth may have stabilised.
