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.
Morningstar Insights: Why Bonds Are Making a Huge Comeback
After facing challenges throughout the year, the bond market is making a comeback. Morningstar explores essential insights into the market’s transformation, the factors fueling optimism, and the anticipated outlook for bond traders in the upcoming months.
BlackRock Commentary: Putting money to work in 2024
BlackRock believes that the current era of heightened macro and market volatility calls for seizing control and adopting an active portfolio approach. Their 2024 Global Outlook details their strategy in navigating these conditions.
Morningstar Insights: What Stocks Do ESG Funds Own?
Sustainable funds are anticipated to include companies meeting environmental, social, or governance criteria or contributing to solutions for societal sustainability challenges. However, distinguishing between the composition of companies in a traditional fund and one explicitly adopting ESG approaches can sometimes be unclear
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Rising market expectations of central bank 2024 rate cuts, fuelled by falling inflation data, means this week’s central bank meetings will be a key catalyst into year end.
Home Loans – a guide to some of the terminology
Getting a home loan can be a complicated jargon filled process. MeDirect’ has compiled a guide to some of the most commonly used terms to help clients.
BlackRock Commentary: Three investment themes at the UN climate conference (COP28)
The move towards low-carbon initiatives is one of the five significant forces or structural shifts that BlackRock observes for investment opportunities and risks. During the UN climate conference (COP28) in Dubai, their focus is directed towards three investment themes: climate resilience, facilitating climate finance in emerging markets, and new policy initiatives that may influence the trajectory of the transition.
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