Dutch Elections 2017

Seen no corporate earnings growth since 2011

Marine Le Pen could win French election

Investors are getting increasingly jittery about Europe. Political risk is ratcheting up as elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany over the coming months have the potential to threaten the very existence of the European Union and cause ructions...

Le Pen the biggest headwind

High correlation between political risk and volatile markets

Fund managers from Investment Week's Alternatives Breakfast Briefing discuss how their varied strategies can help clients against a challenging market backdrop.

Three key elections ahead

Equities climbing 'wall of worry'

The events of 2016 have already altered the shape of traditional distribution curves of potential political outcomes, widening the tail of unexpected outcomes and making politics increasingly relevant to financial markets, according to Allianz Global...

Gallery of key events