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.
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BlackRock Commentary: Our midyear outlook
The COVID-19 shock is accelerating structural trends in inequality, globalization, macro policy and sustainability. This is fundamentally reshaping the investment landscape and will be key to investor outcomes.
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Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Clearly, the continued easing of COVID-19 lockdowns was in focus, with a close eye on infection rates. For the most part, Europe tends to be fairing relatively well, whilst the US rate is sharply on the rise, seeing record one-day increases in cases.
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Franklin Templeton Thoughts: The Future for UK Dividends – Unprecedented Times Bring Shifting Dividend Policies
The coronavirus pandemic could shape how UK businesses think about dividends going forward, says Franklin Templeton UK Equity’s Colin Morton. He shares his on-the-ground thoughts on the UK economy, and how it measures up against the last global economic shock.
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Liontrust Insights: Reading the investment clock
Liontrust discusses throughout the article on how the investment clock is a useful method to show the way a business cycle typically develops over time, as well as where it stands in terms of markets and economies at any particular point in time.
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Morningstar Views: How Is the U.S. Economy Handling COVID-19 So Far?
Morningstar evaluates the US economy by taking a number of metrics in consideration – retail sales, employment losses and the U.S. manufacturing output. Fiscal policy is also discussed and evaluated.
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Legg Mason Perspectives: Britain, the Bank, and Brexit
This article focuses on the UK market and how it is faring with Covid-19 whilst also considering the implications of Brexit and the actions taken by the Bank of England to support the economy.
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