US govt likely to be supportive of biomedical research

It is eight years since a culture of irresponsible investment led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and put the global financial sector on the edge of the abyss, writes Lauren Compere, MD and director of shareholder engagement at Boston Common Asset...

Fed rate hike would strengthen dollar vs the yen

Pension fund deficits have been a controversial topic for investors for some time. In 2016, both the British Steel pension issues and the BHS/Sir Philip Green saga have been front page news, writes RWC's John Innes.

Growth is hard to come by as the global economic backdrop remains subdued, particularly in Europe, writes Crux Asset Management's Roland Grender.

Financial regulators in Beijing and Hong Kong announced the launch of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Exchange Connect, slated for December, giving foreign investors access to the world's eighth largest exchange and more importantly China's high growth equity...

Ian Kenny, head of fixed income at Smith & Williamson, reflects on how globalisation and growing debt levels have impacted the bond markets over the past ten months.

In a year of political surprises, Donald Trump has succeeded in delivering the greatest of them all by winning the US Presidential Election on the back of a Republican sweep, writes Nicolas Janvier, co-manager of the Threadneedle American Smaller Companies...

For the first time in many years, the US Election has innocent bystanders transfixed. Whether by choice or simply by association, the events of the 2016 election campaign have taken much of the world by storm.

It strikes me, as we approach the denouement of the whole sorry saga of the US Presidential Election, that global markets are still incredibly complacent, not only just about the possibility of a Donald Trump victory but also of possible post-election...