Reflecting on global banking events
Some time has passed now since the first set of banking news flow hit our screens and we have been closely monitoring […]
Technically speaking
Markets are especially choppy at the moment so we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and […]
The 60/40 portfolio: a year in review
The traditional ‘balanced’ portfolio consisting of 60% equities and 40% bonds has made headlines recently, as investors question if there is still […]
Investing in healthcare & pharma: health is wealth
Investing in a basket of US healthcare and pharma stocks played a crucial role in providing ballast to our portfolios in what […]
Time for gold to shine?
During a volatile year for investors, sources of alpha, specifically uncorrelated alpha, have been hard to find and harder still to maintain. […]
Our approach to sustainable investing: bonds
Bonds have had a torrid time of it lately, primarily due to the first meaningful bout of inflation across the world in […]
The importance of FX
Currency moves have dominated headlines recently with the crash of the UK pound to record lows against the especially strong US dollar. […]
Russia trade
Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the deeply saddening Russia-Ukraine conflict. We wish for peace, human rights and unity to prevail. […]
The commodity carve-out
Global markets in 2022 have exhibited abnormal volatility. Inflation readings sit at multiples of central bank targets around the world, and a […]
Importance of foreign exchange
I want to begin this blog by firstly taking time to explain why foreign exchange is an important part of portfolio composition […]
COP26 revisited
COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and is the decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). […]