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Clarion Investment Diary December 2021

This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent investment committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. The Omicron variant continues to dominate market sentiment, resulting in volatile equity and bond markets. […]

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Stock market and economic commentary December 21

“Predicting rain doesn’t count, building an Ark does.” Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Economic Update “Same procedure as last year? Same procedure as every year!”  The classic sketch “Dinner for One” is a New Year’s tradition in Germany and much of Northern Europe. Miss Sophie’s 90th birthday party and her famous reply […]

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Clarion Investment Diary November 2021

This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent investment committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. The COP26 conference in Glasgow ended with a whimper as opposed to a bang, due […]

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Stock market and economic commentary November 21

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”  – Eric Hoffer, American philosopher and author. Economic Update At J.P. Morgan’s recent third quarter results presentation, Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, was asked about comments he had made regarding the supply chain problems and what he had been hearing from […]

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Meet the Manager: Stephen Yiu, Blue Whale Global

On one of Stephen’s first visits to the region since COVID-19, Sam Petts of the Clarion Investment Committee caught up with him over lunch in Manchester. Blue Whale represents one of the core global positions within the Clarion Investment Portfolios. Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Yiu set up the investment business Blue Whale Capital in 2017 […]

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Clarion Investment Diary October 2021

This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent investment committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. The strongest IA sector performers during September were IA Japan (4.58%), IA Japanese Smaller Companies […]

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Stock market and economic commentary October 2021

“October: This is just one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks & shares. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.” – Mark Twain Economic update Doom sells. Whether stock markets and economies are rosy or wobbly, making predictions of impending disaster is something of […]

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Clarion Investment Diary September 2021

This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent Investment Committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. Investors with a long-term view have historically grown their portfolios more successfully than those with […]

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Stock market and economic commentary – Sept 2021

“An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.” Warren Buffett, billionaire business magnate and philanthropist Economic update The early 2020s may be remembered forever more as the time of the Covid pandemic but a subsidiary label might be that of the shortage years. The dislocation between supply and demand created by […]

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