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.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Brexit negotiations, US politics and the ongoing pandemic will set the backdrops for markets once again. It’s also a huge week for corporate earnings.
Liontrust Insights: Building better cities
Rising urbanisation, in broad terms, has been a demographic talking point for years but data from the United Nations show just how quickly this is actually happening. Today, around half of us (55%) around the world live in cities but by 2050 this proportion is expected to reach as high as 68%.
Franklin Templeton Thoughts: European Union Launches Social Bonds
The coronavirus pandemic has created many challenges for individuals, businesses and governments around the world. In Europe, there’s a new vehicle to help finance the economic recovery there—social bonds.
BlackRock Commentary: Restructuring opportunities
Many companies may need to turn to private credit to restructure post-Covid. BlackRock see potential for such investments to serve as growth assets and diversifiers when new sources of portfolio resilience are needed.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
The main themes of this week are quite familiar – the continuation of Brexit negotiations, the COVID-19 cases and restrictions that should give European markets direction. In addition, third-quarter earnings season heats up. It’s a similar story in the United States, with politics, stimulus and earnings likely to drive markets.
Market Update by Liontrust – Q3 2020
Third quarter of 2020 review of the High Yield Market & the Liontrust High Yield Bond Fund & outlook for the High Yield Market as the year continues.
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