Insights Monthly April 2018

After a broad sell off across many asset classes in February, volatility continued into March, with equity markets declining and government bonds rallying. Risk markets were impacted by the prospects of a US-China trade war with President Trump...

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Insights Monthly March 2018

Financial markets had a turbulent and more volatile month in February, with almost every asset class falling while the US Dollar rose on a trade weighted basis. Notably, after a record streak of fifteen consecutive monthly gains, the S&P 500...

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Insights Monthly February 2018

The pattern in market performance during 2017 of strong equities, rising bond yields and a weakening US Dollar continued into January. Notably the S&P 500 produced its fifteenth consecutive monthly gain, with a rise of 5.7%. Global emerging markets...

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Insights Monthly January 2018

In December, markets continued to climb upwards, capping off a year of strong returns across asset classes. Risk assets benefited from accelerating global economic growth and strong corporate earnings. Commodities, followed by equities posted the...

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Insights Monthly December 2017

In November the global economic backdrop continued to be supportive for markets, with a majority of asset classes posting positive, moderate returns. Developed market equities mostly performed strong, but were led by the US, while emerging...

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Insights Monthly November 2017

Equity markets continued to rise in October, with several indices hitting all-time highs. The MSCI AC World Index has now risen for twelve consecutive months, taking 12 month returns to 23.2%. Volatility, typically measured by the VIX index, also...

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