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Below are our five most recent Knowledge Centre materials. To view all materials, as well as filter by the markets we serve and by material type please visit our Knowledge Centre Archive.

  • May
    8
    2013

    April 2013 Monthly Market Commentary

    Japan hit the headlines by announcing dramatic quantitative easing initiatives. Global equity and fixed income markets both experienced gains, although equities maintained their edge. The appetite for risk continued within fixed income, favouring emerging market debt and high yield bonds.

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  • May
    2
    2013

    Futurewealth Report Part 4: The Digital Future of Client Relationships

    Futurewealthy clients like brands that deliver innovation as well as superior quality, experience and the personal touch. Firms that have embraced the multi-faceted nature of digital relationships today have created new opportunities to influence the Futurewealthy, according to the latest research.

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  • Apr
    30
    2013

    Annual Market Commentary to 31 March 2013

    At this stage of the market cycle, we expect stock markets to rally on good economic news, even if bond prices react negatively. Of course, there is enough political and economic uncertainty in the world that it is difficult to make sweeping generalisations even within asset classes. We have been neutral on the bond/stock call in the short-term, but expect equities to be the better-performing asset over the next five-to-10 years.

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  • Apr
    22
    2013

    Getting a Grasp on Actively Managed ETFs Before the Boom

    Many regard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as purely passive, beta-indexing tools for basic market exposure. To date, this has been generally true, but...

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  • Apr
    10
    2013

    First Quarter 2013 Market Commentary

    After an optimistic January, the mood in February and March was more downcast. Global equity markets held up well amidst the bad news in the quarter and outperformed the fixed income market. Risk appetite was apparent in the global fixed income markets and high yield bonds performed well.

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