Jonathan Griffiths

As index-tracking, buy-and-hold, and factor-driven investors, ebi believes that the best strategy is to allocate investments on a long-term basis to the market, rather than attempting to achieve alpha through short-term tactical moves or market timing.

Markets have rallied in recent months following the election of Donald Trump in the US and his pro-growth platform, in spite of potentially disruptive policies proposed in a range of areas, including tariffs on imports from trade partners such as Mexico, Canada and China.

Alongside this, a number of global central banks have continued their move to more accommodative monetary policies over the quarter, including further interest rate cuts, which has been broadly supportive for risk-on asset such as equities.