Consultation ended last month
US dollar 20% overvalued
David Stevenson asks whether investors should be embracing more stock market risk.
Manager of Investec UK Special Sits fund
Investment trust managers are split in the run-up to June's referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, with some cutting their UK exposure in anticipation of heightened market volatility over the coming months, while others argue fears over the prospect...
Just over a month ago, volatility, as measured by the VIX index was around 26%, the highest reading since the Chinese slowdown scare of last August. The FTSE 100 was plunging, reaching its nadir of 5,500 in the morning of 11 February.