Like the UK, Latin America has suffered greatly during the pandemic – perhaps even more so. The World Bank estimates that regional GDP may slip by as much as 8%, with more than four million…
Reasons to be cheerful
Alex Scott, Chief Strategist, Seven Investment Management At first glance, there’s a lot to like about the investment landscape as we look ahead. After a year of synchronised growth across the major global economies…
Investment company performance
The political uncertainty that was a consistent feature of 2016 has continued this year with countries across Europe and Japan going to the polls; Brexit negotiations, which led to the recent announcement of a Brexit…
Week in Review: hybrid vigour
With the Nasdaq gaining some 28% this year (and Bitcoin up a mere 1,624% against the dollar), technology’s been the talk of the town. But the lines between tech companies and other areas of the…
Latin America, but without the noise
Latin America is seen as a hotbed of political disruption and volatility, but there are ways to generate a smoother ride in the region. - Latin America is an exciting place to invest, but investors…
A touch of spice
Investment companies have a closed-ended structure which allows them to invest in a wider range of investments, including unquoted companies which are often referred to as private equity. These are the shares of private companies…
Week in review: bordering on the farcical
We got there in the end. After a week of diplomatic toing and froing and more than one trip back to the drawing board, the UK finally reached a historic deal on its EU divorce…
Myths about the US market
Active investors in North America face a number of persistent myths: The first, and most common, is that it is impossible to beat the US market. Many continue to believe that there is little mispricing…
2018 Outlook: Guard against real-world inflation For Professional Investors Only
Summary The gradual reversal of expansionary monetary policies – at differing paces globally – will require some investors to adjust their approaches. Protecting purchasing power will remain a priority as official inflation understates real-world costs.…
December; UK wage growth is about to surge For Professional Investors Only
As in many countries, wage growth in the UK has been missing in action, even as the unemployment rate has fallen to a 42-year low. Any sign of sustained wage growth therefore has the potential…
Exploring private equity
Partners Group believes that private equity merits an allocation in the portfolios of all investors seeking long-term capital growth and diversification from public equity. In contrast to public equity in which minority shareholders delegate control…
An Equity Market Update
As we head towards the end of 2017, we all naturally begin to think about the year ahead and what it may hold. For us, the real surprise in 2017 was the continued re-rating of…
Week in review: a bit of a bubble?
Digital currencies were in choppy waters this week. The value of bitcoin surged above $11,000 for the first time, before dipping by around 16% on Thursday. Such volatility is not unusual in the world of…
Good News in the Pipeline for Mexico
Last July, as part of Mexico’s energy reform, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) – the government’s upstream energy regulator – successfully carried out the second and third bidding round of the second tender process (Round…
Graphic Content – November; corporate bond risk premia are now the lowest ever For Professional Investors Only
Risk premia on a corporate bond can be broken down into two component parts. The first is the term premium, which relates to the risk premium on an underlying government bond, and is the extra…
US Dollar Struggles as Euro Gains Top Spot – A review of the Major Global Currencies
My colleagues have been urging me to write a weekly commentary on Bitcoin/Cryptocurrencies. However, although my interest in the sector is growing, I am not sure that I am nowhere near close enough to the…
Surging ahead
Private equity investment companies have recovered strongly following the global financial crisis. Over 1, 3 and 5 years, the average investment company in the Private Equity sector has returned an impressive 21%, 66% and 117%…
Week in Review: Walking a tightrope
Opponents of Angela Merkel may have felt a hint of Schadenfreude this week. Once Europe’s most powerful leader, she is now fighting to prolong her 12-year reign as Germany’s Chancellor. Merkel’s angst The troubles started…
What did you think of the Budget?
Ben Kumar, Investment Manager, Seven Investment Management The UK Budget is usually as much a political statement as it is a fiscal one. Given the current state of UK politics, Philip Hammond might have preferred…