There’s no hiding from the fact that markets are already looking fragile as we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, with the effects of monetary policy tightening and the overhang of supply chain disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic being further compounded by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is leading to spiralling commodity prices as Moscow looks increasingly…
With 2022 now well underway it seems clear there will be no escape from inflation or higher borrowing costs when it comes to the two major challenges financial markets will be faced with this year. After a decade and a half of ultra-lax monetary policies, supply chain disruption as we emerge from the ravages of the COVID pandemic and a…
If you are here in Switzerland as an expat, it can be time-consuming and confusing researching your pension options. And while everyone’s situation differs, there are three key benefits of the 2nd and 3rd Pillar Pensions that you may not be aware of and more importantly, can actually save you money. Our head of Investment Management Alastair McCaig has been…
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. Over the last week to ten days, the intra-day volatility in equity markets has begun to ease as investors have had more time to analyse the current situation and become less panicked. This weeks discussion revolved…
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. With the aggressive sell off in global equity markets Alastair explained how he had been advising clients to position themselves ready to invest fresh funds into the market. Having seen the fastest 10% fall in the…
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. As the Coronavirus has now spread outside of China they discussed how the markets were reacting and what to expect in the coming weeks. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg.
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. Regardless of the potential issues to the global economy, the Coronavirus brings equity markets to remain buoyant. With this backdrop Alastair was asked his views on where investors should be focused and how they should be…
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. This week they looked at developments in the spread of the Coronavirus and how investors should be placed to ride out this latest global event testing investor confidence. Click here to listen to the interview on…
On Wednesday evening Fern Wealth’s Director of Investment Management, Alastair McCaig, joined Bloomberg anchors Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson for his weekly Cable show. This week they discussed the consequences of the Coronavirus on global markets along with an outlook on the FED’s next interest rate decision. Click here to listen to the interview on Bloomberg. Click here to listen…
At the start of 2019, we confidently recommended that our clients stay invested in equity markets. Despite the fact that we had seen over 17% wiped out of the S&P 500 in December 2018 and people were beginning to ask if this was the end of the Bull run, we continued to advise holding your nerve and stepping back to…
