Insights

With developed market equities ending flat and emerging markets slightly up, one could be forgiven for thinking that May was uneventful. It was in fact another volatile month that included the markets’ worst one-day…

Foord is delighted to announce the appointment of Linda Eedes to its investment team from 1 June 2022.

The Foord International Fund is Foord’s conservative, multi-asset global fund. The fund was launched in 1997 and celebrated its 25th anniversary last month. Portfolio manager BRIAN ARCESE reflects on the fund’s…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine strikes us as one of the most-expected unexpected events of recent times. Steeped in a revisionist ideal of Russian identity, President Putin is rattling the cage of the current world…

The Foord SA and global funds performed well in relative terms in April as financial markets exhibited broad-based weakness. Conservative US dollar flagship Foord International Fund is up +3.3% in US dollars this…

We all know that inflation is a hot topic. For some years now we’ve talked about it being our No. 1 emerging global risk. Inflation has however only latterly hit home in the real economy and financial markets.…