While President Donald Trump's attack on the US Federal Reserve Board and on a sitting governor, Lisa Cook, has elicited expressions of high alarm from economists and commentators, investors have responded with one big yawn.
When it comes to tariffs, US President Donald Trump's bark has so far proven worse than his bite. Nearly six months after he announced his ultra-high "reciprocal" tariffs, the global trading system is holding up well.
A complex array of issues is changing the outlook for economies and investment markets. It is time to make a move to better understand these issues so we can better manage risk and uncertainty, and design portfolios capable of improving the financial well-being of individuals.
The explosion of data and advances in AI have permanently changed active investing. The alpha edge lies not in discarding skill, but in scaling it.
In an era defined by rapid economic shifts and evolving banking regulation, the time to make a move is now – asset-based finance is emerging as a compelling frontier for investors.
Private debt has grown in popularity as an alternative source of debt financing, with the asset class tripling in size since 2008. This self-paced, two-hour online short course equips you with the expertise to navigate private debt investment confidently across diverse market conditions.
Led by behavioural finance expert, Herman Brodie, the Behavioural Finance - Investment Decision-Making course will help you identify, analyse and evaluate the principal human preferences that influence decision-making in situations of uncertainty, so you can recognise and identify these preferences in others, to improve investment decision-making.
In the long history of US central banking, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stands out as a hero. His disciplined performance at this year's Jackson Hole gathering was an extraordinary, Volcker-like act of political courage.
From the origins of Western order in the Renaissance through the Enlightenment, five interconnected crises now threatening its foundations. Our choice is simple – optimise within decline, or rebuild the foundations that made our prosperity possible.
Economic realities and policy shifts are diverging from market pricing, US equity valuations are at record highs but the outlook for the world's largest economy is challenged, and the independence of the central bank is at risk. It's time to make a move to rebalance portfolios.
Private credit is a maturing asset class globally but expanding rapidly in Europe, with spreads tending to price at a premium to their US counterparts, providing higher interest cover and lower default rates.
Individual investors have long responded to the public communications of well-placed, popular investment experts. This paper offers a new understanding of how the rise of "finfluencers" is reshaping the information landscape.
The draft US/EU trade agreement just concluded sets a 15% tariff on most European exports to the US against a 0% reciprocal tariff. The match goes to Trump, 15 to nil.
The urgent question facing liberal democracies is this - will the West soon be history? The answer depends on two factors: military strength and moral clarity.
The subject at hand being so difficult, it is no surprise that almost all commentators can find some logical justification for any theory of currencies they may hold.
Markets seem to have grown less reactive to US President Trump's unpredictable actions. But despite recent market calm, ongoing trade wars, economic disruption from Trump’s policies, and geopolitical tensions warrant a cautious investment strategy.
This paper provides a great summary of the role played by asset consultants and the existing literature on asset consulting (including why they're fired).
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