October is here again and so are the stomach lurching moves in equity markets which seem to have bec...
October is here again and so are the stomach lurching moves in equity markets which seem to have become a characteristic of this time of year. With the falling of leaves comes falling equity markets. The UK equity market continues to give back the gains that it achieved in the rally in August. Investors have now endured a third successive quarter in which the market has ended lower than where it began. With a high level of volatility and sector rotation, those sectors deemed to have defensive cashflow and earnings characteristics continue to win the upper hand. Investors, however, are...
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