The first full trading week of September 2017 saw US interest rates breach the lower end of their recent range, breaking through the key support level of 2.10% on 10-year […]

European banks have frequently been in the headlines of the financial media this year. We have seen bank bailouts in Italy, mergers and acquisitions in Spain, large volumes of primary […]

Thus far, 2017 has been notable for solid gains, not intellectual consistency. For various reasons, investors have demonstrated a marked preference to “barbell” their risk. Year-to-date performance suggests a preference […]

‘Quantamental’ is a relatively new portmanteau word in asset management lingo. Its creation is indicative of a trend in our industry. Quantamental is the fruit of the marriage of the […]

We believe recent M&A activity indicating the first major combinations of traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers with major online retailers in the US has strategic implications, not only for the US grocery […]

Sustainable investing has been gaining a lot of attention. Given the growing number of products, data availability and academic research suggesting investors may not need to sacrifice return, one could […]

The momentum factor is the tendancy for stocks to show persistence in performance. In financial markets it can be thought of as the phenomenon of following the herd: buy those […]

Geopolitics came into play in August Financial markets clearly tracked the deterioration in the geopolitical and political climate in August. Investors were spooked by the tragic terrorist attacks in Spain […]