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Black Monday? Keep calm and carry on, investors urged

25 August 2015 | Economy

Global investors are being urged to remain “cautious and consistent” despite fears over China’s economy triggering a global markets crash.

Market selloff comes as no surprise

24 August 2015 | General

• The current market turmoil comes as no surprise considering that equity valuations have become extended when compared to macroeconomic realities • Weaker growth in China is finally being digested by equity markets • US economy is weaker than the numbers suggest • Bonds and defensive global equities remain the cornerstone of our portfolios

Discretionary Investment Managers on the rise

24 August 2015 | General

Over the last two years we’ve noticed an increase in requests from investment managers (other than traditional asset managers) wanting to make use of the Glacier platform in order to run wrap funds on behalf of financial advisers. The ensuing due diligence documents didn’t quite encapsulate their offerings and this led us to investigate the trend further and to set up interviews with these investment managers.

Global investors urged to avoid a 'doomsday prepper' mindset

21 August 2015 | General

Financial markets will be volatile until the end of the year, but investors should avoid a ‘doomsday prepper’ mindset, warns the chief executive of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

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