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Monday Macro – More of the Boris Brexit Bouncee to come

Whenever I talk to my favorite UK equity managers about the Boris Brexit Bounce (the BBB) they tend to frown a bit and say that “most of the bounce has already happened!”. I have my doubts about that caution.  My… Continue reading →

Syncona Capital Markets day

I think it’s worth reporting back on the Syncona Capital Markets day which was held on Tuesday. For the record, I’ve long been a fan of this life sciences venture capital firm (formerly BACITs, a fund). I’ve invested all the… Continue reading →

March event on EM investing using ETFs and my Decarb event

How to play emerging markets is at the top of asset allocators agendas as we head into the new decade. The diverse nature of emerging markets makes allocations even more crucial than in developed markets with the next blow-up potentially… Continue reading →

Monday Macro – the ever-shallower pool plus UK profits sink ever lower

One of the most interesting stories of the last decade has been the pool of available bonds and equities. As our economies have continued to grow, admittedly at below average rates, one would expect this global pool of bonds and… Continue reading →

New farmland fund IPO – worth a look for the long term

I’ve just decided to put some money into a new placing, the Global Sustainable Farmland Income Trust. I’ve already mentioned this new IPO in this blog before, but I’ve now had a chance to dig around inside the investment presentation…. Continue reading →

An Alternative Assets smorgasbord plots new IPO in mid Feb

One of the big worries for investors in the investment trust sector has been the relative paucity of new IPOs, especially in the IPO sector. We’ve seen a few alternative funds list,  such as the Gresham House Energy Storage fund… Continue reading →

Monday Macro – The Viral blues were probably inevitable

I don’t think any of us should be terribly surprised by today’s market sell-off. Markets were already looking a bit overbought. Why? Here’s a nice summary from Deutsche Bank in New York from their fund flows team.  The bottom line… Continue reading →

Ditch absolute returns funds, maybe think about structured products instead ?

I sometimes wonder whether I’m the only journalist left on planet earth who’s remotely interested in structured products. Whenever I talk to my colleagues about structured products they usually trot out some of the old truths about the sector but… Continue reading →

Decarbonisation and real estate…and remidner for Feb 11th event

At the risk of boring blog readers with the theme of decarbonisation yet again, I do think its worth pulling up comments from the recently issued 2020 Emerging Real Estate Trends report by index business, from MSCI. Top of the… Continue reading →

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