Financial markets remain capricious and volatile says investment report
Flexibility is the key after a bumpy 2011 and an uncertain outlook for 2012, says Charles Mesquita of Newton Investment Management
"As a year of revolutions and riots drew to a close, scientists were reported to have discovered new Earth-like planets, hundreds of light years away. Investors, however, found only repeated challenges closer to home. The lengthening roll call of deceased despots - to Osama Bin Laden's name were added those of Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Jong-il towards the end of the year - may, superficially, have appeared to make the world a safer place, but financial markets remained capricious and volatile. Many of the world's major financial markets posted gains over the fourth quarter, but these gains belied large fluctuations in asset prices during the closing months of the year."
The latest investment from Newton Investment Management's Charles Mesquita provides a helpful and engaging guide to financial market trends and the outlook for the main asset classes deployed in charity investment funds. Key questions addressed are:
- How challenging will positive investment returns be to generate over the next few years?
- Is volatility the only metric to use when evaluating risk?
- Should clients be changing their attitude to risk and expectation of investment returns?
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