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18th September 2017

Investec Wealth & Investment Market Commentary September 2017

"The latest upheavals in the White House; inconclusive Brexit negotiations; populist outcry in any number of countries; and missile tests in North Korea, to name but a few regular headline-makers. And yet the last six months has been another period of prosperity for investors, with equity markets making several new all-time highs and volatility remaining low apart from a couple of short spikes – a classic case of what is described in financial circles as “climbing a wall of worry.”

Investors have been worried about a lot of things for a long time..."

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