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Volatility may have rattled investors’ nerves during a rocky first quarter for markets, but did those with their assets in the hands of an active manager sleep better at night?

Andrew Sneddon, Managing Director – Multi-Asset Solutions, discusses Russell Investments’ performance in the March quarter and the outlook for 2018.

Here is a summary of investment markets for the month of April 2018

This summary provides commentary on the macro-economic view of the federal budget announcements and highlights key changes for investors, particularly in superannuation.

Andrew Sneddon, Managing Director – Multi-Asset Solutions, discusses Russell Investments’ performance in the March quarter and the outlook for the remainder of 2018.

Commodities have been in a positive trend since mid-June of last year, when oil began moving higher from the low $40s¹. After a period of consolidation in February and March, commodities have seen some strong price advances, particularly in energy and metals, so we felt that this was a good time to outline our thoughts about near-term and intermediate-term prices.

Andrew Sneddon, Managing Director – Multi-Asset Solutions, discusses Russell Investments’ performance in the March quarter and the outlook for the remainder of 2018.

The current bull market in U.S. equities has been impressive on many fronts, and specifically with respect to its magnitude of returns and longevity.

On March 16, news broke that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had gained improper access to data from as many as 50 million Facebook users (an estimate that has since been upped to 87 million).¹ That firm and its top executives are now also under fire for alleged violations of U.S. election laws, and Facebook is facing heavy scrutiny of its data security, audit procedures and disclosures. Its stock price is down more than 17% since the issue came to light.²