By John Husselbee, Co-Fund Manager HC Verbatim Portfolio Growth Funds
There has been growing chatter over recent weeks and months about negative-yielding bonds and the figures are stark: more than $17 trillion of debt is now ‘paying’ a negative yield, more than a quarter of the entire global fixed income stock.
In the 1970s, robots were simultaneously hailed and decried for replacing humans on car assembly lines. A generation later, advances in automation technology have vastly increased the sophistication of robots.
One of the clearest lessons from history is that trying to time moves in and out of markets to catch the peaks and troughs rarely works – and yet so many investors still try to beat the odds.
China’s going to need a lot more electricity. The good news is that this boosts the renewables sector and other potentially fast growing opportunities. The bad news is that Chinese companies remain hard to invest in, chiefly because they fail to achieve levels of governance we would find acceptable.
The biggest investment story of the second quarter of 2019 is one of failure. Once again investors have been dealt a blow by a small group of individuals operating in the financial services industry who have forgotten the fundamental function of their profession. Customer service.
By John Husselbee, Co-Fund Manager HC Verbatim Portfolio Growth Funds
When building managed portfolios and looking to diversify by blending funds, one of the key tasks is to make sure you are not simply replicating the market at greater cost.
Our Quarterly Investment Report is designed to provide you with an independent and transparent view of our quarterly fund performance. It includes valuable commentary from our industry leading fund managers, as well as an in-depth analysis on the many different contributors to the performance of each of our portfolios.
Never one to miss a chance to bring a sporting element to our columns, we have used the recent World Cup hosted by England and Wales – and won in nail-biting fashion by England – to have a look at the similarities between investment and the world of cricket.
Neil Woodford’s troubles continue to cast a long shadow across the investment industry, giving fresh fuel to the increasingly strong pro-passive lobby.
China is a land of opportunity – and limitations.
It has over 5,000 listed companies with a market capitalisation of $11 trillion.
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