At its core, portfolio optimisation is a statistical tool designed to maximise the trade-off between risk and return. A crucial factor in...

The new year began as the old year ended – with positive momentum from equity markets fuelled by the allure of lower interest rates ahead...

The past year has witnessed a massive explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI), not least driven by the hugely successful...

We wish readers a happy new year.  The much longed-for year-end rally pleased retail and professional investors alike and set the scene...

Set against the backdrop of a cooling developed markets economy, we were all encouraged to see risk assets performing strongly during...

October, so often the difficult month, delivered true to form this year. In October’s Investment Update we pointed to growing potential...

Taming inflation is proving to be a drawnout process, despite the sharpest interest rate rises in 40 years. The result has been a tough...

‘Net Zero Isn’t Possible Without Nuclear. Confronting climate change means acknowledging hard realities. The world can’t decarbonize...

Multi-asset portfolios, true to their name, are designed to achieve specific outcomes for clients- whether that’s generating total...

After a more challenging phase in August risk assets clawed back most of their losses by month end, based on signs of a moderating US...

Balanced-Income Portfolios: Navigating capital stability and growth with a steady dividend income stream Balanced-income portfolios (BIP)...

Unlocking the Rising Sun: Exploring the Appeal and Opportunities of the Japanese Stock Market :Executive Summary: Japan’s stock market is...

In the movies it can sometimes be difficult to determine accurately the difference between “the dark Lord” and the “shining white...

An allegorical text offers the reader a report with 2 possible meanings. In some ways, we identify an overlap with signals emitted by...

'The global transportation sector is a major polluter and in 2021 produced more than seven billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO2)....

Of course, appearances are often deceiving and beneath a seemingly quiet exterior, complications, dangers, and opportunities can lurk....

Rapid urbanisation is a megatrend that impacts the economy, society, and the environment. Urbanisation is essentially the population...

Markets continued their brighter performance during April pleasing investors with more green than red on valuation statements for the...

At the beginning of the month Federal Reserve board chairman Jerome Powell was sufficiently unhappy with progress the Fed was making in...

Investment Update The road to Damascus is never a straight line – this seems particularly true when it comes to economics and investment...