News & Updates
In our News & Updates section, we’ll keep you informed about what is happening at MeDirect Group. Through this section we also publish weekly market updates provided by well-established fund houses and other interesting financial reads. Make sure to visit often to keep yourself up to date.
Fundsmith Opinions: There are only two types of investors
There is a lot to lose and little to gain from market timing. With the Covid-19 pandemic dominating the news and recent volatility on world stock markets, you may have heard a lot about market timing again.
BlackRock Commentary: A consequential election
The U.S. election is taking place against a historic backdrop of a pandemic, recession and domestic strife. The outcome could have significant implications for key policy areas: fiscal stimulus, public investment, taxation, regulation and foreign affairs.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Increases in COVID-19 infections, as well as the uncertainty of the US presidential race and Brexit negotiations, are all providing significant overhangs for markets right now.
Exploring Mutual Funds – Evaluating Performance
Knowing how to decipher performance reports or factsheets will help you better understand the information contained therein to be able to evaluate performance and eventually select the right mutual fund for your objective and risk tolerance.
BlackRock Commentary: Greater inflation risks ahead
BlackRock see a higher inflation regime in the medium term after a decade of inflation persistently undershooting central bank targets. Three new forces are at play: rising global production cost, new central bank policy frameworks that allow for inflation overshoots and greater political pressure for keep rates low in a high-debt environment.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
In Europe, rising COVID-19 cases are weighing on sentiment, whilst the upcoming presidential election, delays over fiscal support, and some disappointment over the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) commentary at its latest policy meeting have all added to a ‘risk-off’ tone in the in the United States,
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