Certain signs emanating from investment markets suggest people can be more optimistic about shares in the coming year, a senior economist has said.

The only way to manage an investment portfolio during periods of significant market volatility such as that currently being witnessed is to take a very long-term approach, according to a global fund manager.

The resources, travel and technology sectors could prove to be market leaders after the number of coronavirus cases reaches its peak, an investment expert has said.

A global investment officer has predicted strong opportunities to buy shares at lower values will result from the markets’ reaction to the coronavirus.

Cash and bonds are causing retiree income to go backwards in real terms according to one fund manager who has warned that ‘lazy assets’ will cost retirees.

Investors should look at trends driven by millennials as a guide to where investment market structural growth might be found in the future, a fund manager has said.

The value of holding cash in certain circumstances should not be underestimated, a global fund manager has said.