8 June 2023
The Merlin approach to ESG
The Merlin approach to ESG

George Fox, Investment Manager, Independent Funds, explains the team’s philosophy and process regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG).

16 March 2022
Why geopolitics is turning eyes towards gold
Why geopolitics is turning eyes towards gold

Ned Naylor-Leyland, manager of the Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund, assesses prospects for monetary metals in the light of current geopolitics and macroeconomics.

24 May 2023
A US debt default would be catastrophic
A US debt default would be catastrophic

As debate over the US government debt ceiling mounts, Trump’s threat for Republicans to
trigger a debt default would be economic suicide, say the Jupiter Merlin team.

16 March 2022
The new era of inflation, tightening and reduced liquidity
The new era of inflation, tightening and reduced liquidity

Mark Nash discusses how the outlook for risk assets has changed in a period where central banks are raising rates and reducing liquidity in a bid to control inflation.

22 May 2023
The US government faces systemic risks
The US government faces systemic risks

Interest rates in the US may have peaked but, with the US government facing ongoing systemic risks, what might the future hold? The Jupiter Merlin team give their view.

16 March 2022
How UK investors can protect their savings from inflation
How UK investors can protect their savings from inflation

Talib Sheikh, Head of Strategy, Multi-Asset, explains why high levels of inflation is bad for investors, and what they can do to preserve the purchasing power of their money.

11 May 2023
Democracies divided, autocrats in alignment
Democracies divided, autocrats in alignment

The Jupiter Merlin team discuss President Macron’s unhelpful ‘diplomacy’, which damages Western unity in facing off against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.

11 February 2022
Weaning markets off the liquidity drug
Weaning markets off the liquidity drug

The Jupiter Merlin team look at the implications of the Fed’s latest policy pivot and the market’s concern over rumblings of war in Ukraine.

 

9 May 2023
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?

Ned Naylor-Leyland and Daniel March discuss the macro, market and technical factors behind the bullish moves in gold and silver.

9 May 2023
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?
What's behind the rise in gold and silver?

Ned Naylor-Leyland and Daniel March discuss the macro, market and technical factors behind the bullish moves in gold and silver.

9 February 2022
Webcast - Volatile year ahead?
Webcast - Volatile year ahead?

Richard Buxton discusses market volatility, the Fed’s hawkish tilt and what may lie ahead for investors.

9 February 2022
UK Small & Mid Cap update: A pragmatic approach to a polarised market
UK Small & Mid Cap update: A pragmatic approach to a polarised market

Dan Nickols and Richard Watts look back on a challenging 2021, and look ahead to the market dynamics that UK Small & Mid cap investors will need to navigate in 2022.

3 May 2023
The best that the Asia Pacific region can offer
The best that the Asia Pacific region can offer

Jason Pidcock and Sam Konrad outline the diverse opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, particularly the complementary strengths of Australia and India.

9 February 2022
Notes from the Investment Floor: The central banking pantomime
Notes from the Investment Floor: The central banking pantomime

Ned Naylor-Leyland comments on the dynamics in monetary metals markets, as a central banking pantomime has so far had a suppressing effect on gold and silver prices.

3 May 2023
'Gradually, then suddenly': monetary tightening starts to bite
'Gradually, then suddenly': monetary tightening starts to bite

Accidents have already disrupted markets, but are there more to come? How soon might the Federal Reserve loosen policy? Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards give their view.

3 May 2023
Not banking on it
Not banking on it

Phil Macartney, European equities investment manager, argues that bank shares carry more risk than reward and should be avoided - even in the best of times.

7 February 2022
Webcast: An Early View of 2022
Webcast: An Early View of 2022

Richard Buxton in his first webcast of the year shares his outlook on markets, the economy and UK large-cap stocks.

2 December 2021
European outlook: four megathemes
European outlook: four megathemes

Mark Heslop and Mark Nichols, Fund Managers, European Growth, look beyond 2022, considering some of the longer-term trends that are likely to impact investment performance.

3 May 2023
A difficult Pill to swallow on inflation
A difficult Pill to swallow on inflation

As the Bank of England chief economist says Britons must accept they are poorer, the Jupiter Merlin team discuss the predicament facing central banks.

3 May 2023
Webcast: Should you be worried about something?
Webcast: Should you be worried about something?

A yield of c3.5% on the US 30-Year Treasury says that a fairly trifling return is all the compensation needed for the coming three decades of geopolitical earthquakes and economic ructions. Are risks being foolishly ignored, or is this a classic case of markets ‘climbing a wall of worry’?