Investec's Brazier: Investors must learn to 'exploit' short-term volatility

UK equities maintained their strong run from the end of February right through to March as the more dovish tone from the US Federal Reserve and the grind higher in commodity prices continued to drag the market upwards.

The FTSE All Share was up 1.94% during March, with the uncertainty that rocked markets in February less prevalent in asset prices for the month, and the UK referendum remaining a central theme. Stockmarkets have been showing their volatile side for a good nine months now, and we think that we can count on even greater volatility in the future. In our view, however, higher market volatility presents investment opportunities for the long term. By applying fundamental analysis to value companies on a medium- to long-term view, we believe we can use this volatility to exploit longer-term ...