Investors should not expect everything to go ‘back to normal' in 2023, says Melda Mergen, Global Head of Equities, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Higher inflation and a weaker economic environment will mean not all companies will thrive.

New European research from behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk reveals that over 73% of wealth managers believe emotional decision-making costs investors investment returns.

European wealth managers' net inflows are likely to decline in 2023 as inflation squeezes disposable income, Fitch Ratings says. However, the fall should be modest as most clients have fairly high disposable income, which will not be significantly eroded by higher living costs.

As an ever-more-aggressive rate-hiking cycle rocks the financial markets, might corporate credit offer a space that is both remunerative and relatively calm? Last week brought the third consecutive 75-basis-point rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The market had even priced in a meaningful risk of a full percentage point.

We do think the onset of recession is a time to tread carefully, but it could also be a time of opportunity for equity investors.