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.

Franklin Templeton Insights: Focusing on High-Quality Opportunities
Despite the dire outlook for natural resources companies due to various coronavirus-related concerns, Franklin Equity Group’s Fred Fromm explains why he thinks select companies are in much better shape than during the last economic downturn.

Impact of Unprecedented Levels of Unemployment During Covid-19 Crisis
In this article we will take a closer look at one of the most damaging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic – rising unemployment.

medirectalk featuring Leo Niers and Elsa Goldburg – Franklin Templeton
On Thursday 26th March 2020, MeDirect held its third edition of medirectalk, however it was the first time it was held as a webinar. It is a series of seminars featuring several financial experts and asset managers on market and investment Updates.

Legg Mason Perspectives: Encouraging Signs Are on the Horizon
Volatility associated with recent deleveraging should start to dampen going forward; higher-quality companies with durable business models and good earnings visibility should weather this storm better than most.

Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
The picture remains fairly bleak with regards to COVID-19 newsflow and it’s unlikely normality will return in Europe for some time. However, any meaningful positive news on improving rates of infection/deaths would support investor sentiment.

Liontrust Insights: The bull and bear cases for the stock market
When analysing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the stock market, by far the most significant bear case to worry about logically follows from the widely reported and influential recent Imperial College study of the virus.



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