Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan has emerged victorious in Japan's October 2017 lower house snap election. The result exceeded expectations. On its own, Abe's LDP secured more than half the number of lower house seats. As a coalition, two thirds of the total seats were taken.

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Smart Beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally have increase 21.9% in the first 9 months of the year to reach a new record of US$644 Bn at the end of September...

According to Alasdair Ross Head of Investment Grade and Senior Portfolio Manager, EMEA, Global corporate portfolios offer issuer and security selection alpha potential over and above that found in US Dollar, Euro and Sterling only funds.

President Trump has signalled he is close to announcing his choice of the next Fed Chairman, from a shortlist of five candidates.

According to BofA Merrill Lynch, Investors are bullish on bond yields, with 82% of those surveyed indicating they expect bond yields to rise in the next 12 months and a record net 85% saying bonds are overvalued...