Commodities: A slippery year

Commodities: A slippery year

clock • 4 min read

Commodities' performance in 2014 shows how challenging the market can be for multi-asset investors, but don't let that put you off, writes Jade Fu

For good reasons, commodities have been an unloved asset class this year, significantly underperforming both equity and fixed income markets. While the longer-term fundamentals remain weak across the broad market, the commodity sector still represents an important component of a multi-asset class portfolio, offering investors an alternative return path and the benefits of diversification. The 'financialisation' of commodities over the last 15 years has brought easier access to this market. Institutional and retail investors can now participate in a broad range of product offerings, mostl...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence.
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters.
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection.
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • 
 Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes.

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Economics / Markets

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, worse than analysts had predicted and continuing a trend of weak economic growth in the UK.

UK economy to decline in 2023 and 2024 as US and eurozone grow

Think tank predicts US and European GDP to grow while UK declines

Valeria Martinez
clock 28 September 2023 • 2 min read
More than half (57%) of UK investors said they were confident the worst of the economic turbulence from the past 18 months has now passed.

Investors still cautious despite predicting economic stability

'There is a sense that 2024 will bring a little more calm'

Laura Miller
clock 26 September 2023 • 1 min read
Partner Insight: Investor Archetypes

Partner Insight: Investor Archetypes

In this article, we outline four key personality archetypes that advisers will recognise among their client bases. We then explain how advisers can tailor their guidance to address the biases of each key archetype.

Embark Investments
clock 26 September 2023 • 7 min read