Category: Month in a minute

Haves and Have Nots
In May we saw global share markets continue their strong recovery from the March lows. This pushed global shares to new highs

Ceasefire in the Middle East and renewed excitement about AI was enough to see a dramatic turnaround in share markets this month. In contrast, bond

Navigating the storm 
Periods of sharp market disruption have become a recurring feature of the investment landscape in recent years — last month was no exception.

When disruption meets diversification
US share markets stalled last month as robust economic fundamentals collided with an increasingly complicated set of crosscurrents, including escalating tensions between

A busy summer
2026 has started with a bang, with plenty of news flow and market moves to keep investors on their toes. Amongst all of


The gift of calm
December saw most Milford Funds post small gains as share markets were flat to slightly higher on the month. Bond and lower-risk

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Global share markets had a bit of a wobble last month as AI leadership was brought into

AI vs the rest
October saw broadly positive returns from Milford funds as global share markets extended their positive run. Technology stocks led the way, but

A purple patch
Milford’s Funds continue to deliver broadly positive returns, supported by performance of share and bond markets. Through all the noise, global share markets

Nothing stops this train
Milford funds continue to deliver solid returns with gains across funds of all types last month. This was supported by an ongoing

It’s better to travel than arrive
Global share markets continued to take a cup half full view, pushing higher over the month and taking global share

Please disperse, nothing to see here
Investors continue to be confronted by unanticipated risks, with the geopolitical situation in the Middle East the latest event