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Despite the headwinds that the UK economy currently faces, it is in a far stronger position than during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, says Robin West. Watch his latest video update on the UK smaller companies sector.

Fund Managers Ian Hargreaves and Fiona Yang recently sat down with David Kimberley from Kepler Trust Intelligence for a deep-dive discussion on investing in Asia; from how they pick their investments to their engagement with Asian companies around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and more.

Rishi Sunak’s ‘coronation’ by Conservative MPs marks a return to economic orthodoxy. But further political instability may lie ahead . We look at what’s next for the economy including a Halloween budget and fiscal restraint.

Over the last ten years, income funds have not looked so attractive. But things are changing. If you look back over time, a pattern emerges. In periods of macro uncertainty and inflation, cash flows today are preferable to uncertain capital gains tomorrow.

In a piece published earlier this week on Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget, our Director of Macro Research Ben Jones noted that UK fiscal and monetary policy were pulling in opposite directions. This was cemented further on Wednesday when the Bank of England (BoE) stepped in to calm markets, pledging to buy £65 billion of government bonds. What do the recent developments mean for markets? Our ETF, fixed income, multi asset and UK equity experts share their views.

We look back at Arthur Burns and Paul Volcker’s stints chairing the Federal Reserve in the 70s and 80s. There are some key lessons on how to deal – and not deal – with inflation.

This year, the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve and even the European Central Bank have moved to raise interest rates in an effort to get inflation down. It has created challenges for investors. But we are finally seeing more yield in bond markets. Rhys Davies shares his thoughts on the high yield market. And all in under five minutes.

The UK equity market has been cheap for quite some time, but Jonathan Brown and Robin West think there’s particular opportunity in the small cap sector.