European markets are finding no shortage of things to worry about, whether it be the travails of the banking sector, the tortuous Brexit negotiations that lie ahead or the end of the European Central Bank's quantitative easing next March.

Sluggish growth and weak domestic spending

After Donald Trump's win, the cynic might begin to wonder what it will take to shock equity investors into a full-blown sell-off.

At the end of October, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nikkei announced they are to launch a new index - the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index - in early 2017.

Changes in legislation and increased focus by HM Revenue & Customs on types of investment within the enterprise investment scheme (EIS) sector have exposed a big dichotomy in the market - and it comes down to a question of risk, writes Kuber Ventures...

For the first time in many years, central banks' mettle is about to be tested. This will happen most obviously in the US and UK but also in the eurozone.

A legacy of ultra-low interest rates, high government debt, and subdued economic growth in developed markets is that investment returns from all major asset classes are low and likely to remain so for some time.

Is the FTSE 100 a classic cyclical play or a quality stock lover's nirvana? The index is seen by many as an overly cyclical index, which is dependent on interest rates and oil prices, but the contrarian investor might take a different view.

Industry needs to adapt to new standards

Global stockmarkets are still digesting the UK's decision to leave the EU back in June, and while economic data is holding firm, valuations in the UK equity market have polarised with material rises in companies deriving significant profits abroad, reflecting...