Most private banks expect Japanese equities to continue to perform in 2018, with European stocks also expected to do well

More than 70 per cent of responders to PWM's Global Asset Allocation survey implement cross-sector investment themes, with interest in robotics and AI particularly high

A sell-off in global stocks in early 2018 may have spooked investors, but respondents to PWM’s third annual asset allocation survey remain optimistic that the global economy remains on course 

The pace of technological disruption is likely to increase in the years ahead. There will clearly be winners and losers from this upheaval – how should investors respond?

Having endured a torrid few years, emerging markets are once again outperforming their developed peers and valuations remain attractive, so is now the time to invest?

Disruptive technology is applying downward pressure on wages and could well impact even those on higher incomes. It is therefore doubly important that investment portfolios are positioned to benefit from this growing trend

While it is far too early to write off Donald Trump, the spotlight is increasingly shifting to vice president Mike Pence and what his potential presidency might mean for markets and the global economy

Investors have been deprived of the benefits of diversification since the financial crisis as equity and bond returns have mostly been moving in tandem. But the correlation between asset classes has started to fall away, just as it has within equity markets themselves