IBOSS updates

At the time of writing, discussions of asset allocation, macroeconomic outlooks and geopolitical events continue to dominate the headlines. Advisers are frequently presented with arguments why one region’s…

Last week saw the disconnect between the performance of some areas of equities and other markets widen further. Global equities ended the week broadly unchanged in both local…

The rapid rebound of equities from their war-related losses continued last week with global markets up 3-3.5% for the second week running. Somewhat surprisingly, global equities are actually…

At the time of writing (06:28 on 14 April), markets are feeling positive. As investors rather than traders, daily or weekly movements rarely matter unless accompanied by a…

Last week started with high drama. Shortly before Trump’s deadline was set to expire on Tuesday evening – and his threat that ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight,…

Markets last week were once again dominated by the war with Iran. The difference from recent weeks was that they cheered up, buoyed early on by suggestions from…