The price-to-earnings ratio in the UK large-cap market
Ben Human, Junior Quantitative Analyst, talks through some of the points from his recent white paper challenging existing thinking on the price-to-earnings ratio in the UK large-cap market.
RecordedNov 8 20163 mins
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* Examples of stocks that have been bought and sold recently
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CIO Guy Monson examines the dramatic performance of the US economy and its impact on other global markets, discussing both the risks and what it means for investors.
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Join Andrea Nardon, Head of Quant, as he discusses:
* The difference between AI and machine learning
* Examples of the main types of algorithms and models used
* Whether there's any predictive power in the daily historical returns of a stock
* If outperformance can be generated by examining candlesticks of how a security moves throughout the day
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* The sudden fall in currency
* What the situation means for investment strategy
* The short-term outlook in the face of trade wars and market volatility
Fund manager Neil Denman is joined by Equity Analyst Josh Sambrook-Smith to look back at positioning and performance for the Sarasin Global Higher Dividend fund.