Chris Iggo Quotes

We're in the midst of the U.S. reporting season, which looks pretty good. Companies in Europe seem to have been publishing good numbers, so I think the fundamentals are still pretty positive. - Chris Iggo

There's a little bit more caution coming into the investment outlook mostly because of fears of higher interest rates in the U.S. and Europe and now Japan. - Chris Iggo

The story from the corporate sector is still fairly positive in terms of earnings and at the moment interest rates going up is more of a fear than a reality. - Chris Iggo

The picture is still rosy for the near term; you're looking at higher interest rates overseas but not in the UK. The growth cycle still seems to have legs. We're seeing fairly good earnings momentum and profits growth. - Chris Iggo

The market was looking for more of a split. - Chris Iggo

I've been somewhat surprised by the weakness of investment levels in the U.K., particularly given the strong position the U.K. corporate sector has been in. - Chris Iggo

Companies have been subject to pressures to look after shareholders by increasing dividends and doing share buybacks and also having to put money into their own pension funds. - Chris Iggo

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