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.
Blue Whale Update: Valuation – The key to generating consistent significant outperformance
The most detailed and accurate research is useless unless you also have a buy or sell decision based on valuation; similarly, an investment decision without a fundamental understanding of a business is no better than investing on the roll of the dice.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
Despite the holiday season looming large, there are still a couple of major catalysts for the markets to watch: Brexit negotiations and the US fiscal developments.
BlackRock Commentary: Positioning for the new nominal
A key consequence of this year’s policy revolution is the potential for a more muted response of nominal yields to higher inflation, in BlackRock’s view. This means investors should start positioning their long-term portfolios for this new dynamic now, in their view.
Notes from the Trading Desk – Franklin Templeton
This week’s update will be discussing Brexit that has an ultimate deadline of the 31 December. With regards to COVID-19, we will see how the US Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last week (on the heels of the UK’s vaccine approval) but cases continue to rise in Europe and the United States.
Liontrust Insights: 12 Myths of Bonds
There are many misconceptions about the bond market and the forces that drive it. In this article, David Roberts from Liontrust tackles 12 of the biggest current myths of investing in bonds.
BlackRock Commentary: Why we are turning bullish for 2021
The expected widespread rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in 2021 has strengthened BlackRock’s conviction in an accelerated economic restart. They have turned more pro-risk, upgrading equities to a tactical overweight. This pro-risk stance is becoming consensus, but the rest of their views are much less so.
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