The last week of June saw the conclusion of an eight month boardroom battle at LIXIL, one of Japan’s largest building material and equipment businesses. The outcome – the return of ousted former chief executive Kinya Seto, who had been successfully restructuring the business – is a welcome… Read the article
The changing face of investing: a brief history
The investment industry has gone through a myriad of changes since the turn of the 20th century, fuelled by innovation, technology, regulatory changes and evolving investor preferences. Over the past five decades, we’ve witnessed a sizeable uptick in the pace of this… Read the article
In this month’s video, Investment Director, Ritu Vohora looks at the escalating trade war between the US and China, with tensions reducing risk appetite and intensifying fears of a global economic slowdown.
‘Sell in May and go away’, proved an apt saying, as global equities came under fresh pressure with… Read the article