Author: Chris Metcalfe

The most significant factor driving asset prices over the last three months has been stubbornly high and, in many cases, still rising inflation. In fact, US Core inflation…

Most fund changes made to the IBOSS portfolios are effective from the first day of August, November, February and May. There are times, however, when we feel it…

China has investors scratching their heads. Is it better to sit it out, or are valuations so low as to make it an opportunity not to be missed?…

During August, equity returns were broadly positive, with the outperformers being several emerging markets, most noticeably Latin America and India. In contrast, the two most significant underperformers, which…

Headlines over the past weeks and months have been filled with nothing but doom and gloom. After listening to a media commentator this morning (30/08/2022) effortlessly move from…

Both bond and equity markets have continued to struggle in 2022. June was an exceptionally weak month, as a higher-than-expected US inflation print led to risk assets selling…