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MARKET INSIGHTS

Q4 2017 As of 30 September 2017

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Global Market Insights Strategy Team

Julio CallegariSao Paulo

Manuel Arroyo Ozores, CFAMadrid

Lucia Gutierrez MelladoMadrid

Vincent JuvynsLuxembourg

Tilmann Galler, CFAFrankfurt

Maria Paola ToschiMilan

Tai HuiHong Kong

Ian HuiHong Kong

Marcella ChowHong Kong

Dr. Jasslyn Yeo, CFASingapore

Kerry Craig, CFAMelbourne

Chaoping Zhu, CFAShanghai

Alex Dryden, CFANew York

Dr. David Kelly, CFANew York

Samantha AzzarelloNew York

Gabriela SantosNew York

David LebovitzNew York

Jordan JacksonNew York

Abigail Yoder, CFANew York

John ManleyNew York

Tyler VoigtNew York

Hannah AndersonHong Kong

Yoshinori ShigemiTokyo

Shogo MaekawaTokyo

Nandini RamakrishnanLondon

Michael Bell, CFALondon

Jai MalhiLondon

Ambrose CroftonLondon

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Page reference UK economy4. UK: GDP and inflation5. UK labour market and consumer dynamics6. UK growth monitor7. Brexit: UK Trade8. Brexit: Current account and financial services

Global economy9. Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing10. Global growth11. Global inflation dynamics12. Global monetary and fiscal policy13. Global currency trends14. Central bank policies15. Eurozone debt16. Eurozone: GDP and inflation17. Eurozone growth monitor18. European politics19. Eurozone credit conditions20. US: GDP and inflation21. US growth monitor22. US labour market23. US inflation and wages24. US wages and interest rates25. US Federal Reserve outlook26. Long-term drivers of US economic growth27. US consumer and business environment28. Japan economic indicators29. China economic indicators30. China financial dynamics31. China monetary conditions and housing32. Emerging market adjustments33. Globalisation and trade

Equities34. World stock market returns35. European sector returns and valuations36. Relative equity valuations37. European equities38. MSCI Europe ex-UK performance and drivers39. MSCI Europe ex-UK equity valuations40. UK FTSE All-Share at inflection points 41. UK equities42. UK equities performance and drivers43. UK equity valuations

44. US S&P 500 at inflection points45. US equities46. US S&P 500 equity indicators47. US equity earnings and performance48. US corporate fundamentals and activity49. US bear markets50. Interest rates and equities51. Japanese equities performance and drivers52. Japanese equities: Corporate governance53. Developed market equity valuations by country54. Emerging market equity valuations by country55. Emerging markets: Valuations and returns56. Emerging markets: Investment drivers57. Emerging markets: Flows, earnings and income58. Equity income59. Correlation and volatility

Fixed income60. Global fixed income: Yields and returns61. Fixed income interest rate risk62. Inflation implications for fixed income63. Historical impact of Fed tightening64. Historical yields of government bonds65. Government bonds66. Global investment-grade bonds67. Global investment-grade bond market68. US high yield bonds69. European high yield bonds70. Emerging market debt

Other assets 71. Commodities72. Oil market drivers73. Gold market dynamics74. Risk-adjusted returns and downside protection75. Alternative strategies76. Correlation of returns (GBP)77. Asset markets in coming years

Investing principles78. Life expectancy 79. Cash investments80. The power of compounding81. Annual returns and intra-year declines82. Impact of being out of the market83. US asset returns by holding period84. Asset class returns (GBP)

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Source: (Left) GFK, ONS, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Retail sales data is a three-month moving average. (Top right) Bank of England, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Nationwide Building Society, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns in all charts indicate recession. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Source: FactSet, Markit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) assesses the economic health of the manufacturing sector by surveying output and employment intentions. The results are rebased such that a score of 50 means that economic conditions are neither accelerating nor deteriorating. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Source: (Left) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *2017 are based on Oxford economics GDP estimates. Chart is based on end of year GDP. (Right) IBES, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EPS is earnings per share. Nominal GDP used is based on purchasing power parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Source: Bank of Mexico, DGBAS, ECB, FactSet, Federal Reserve, Goskomstat of Russia, IBGE, India Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communication, Korean National Statistical Office, Melbourne Institute, National Bureau of Statistics China, Riksbank, Statistics Indonesia, Swiss National Bank, UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Figures are % change year on year. Heatmap colours are based on z-score of year on year inflation rate relative to five-year history. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Fed balance sheet: Assets ECB balance sheet: AssetsUSD trillions EUR trillions

Source: (Left) FactSet, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Fed balance sheet forecast is based on a monthly reduction of USD 10bn, starting in Oct 2017 and then stepping up the monthly reduction by a further USD 10bn in each subsequent quarter until reaching a maximum of USD 50bn reduction per month, depending on the monthly maturity schedule of the balance sheet. (Right) ECB, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Balance sheet forecast does not include Targeted Longer Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO). Forecast assumption is for the European Central Bank to keep purchases at EUR 60bn per month from Oct 2017 to Dec 2017 and then reduce monthly purchases to EUR 40bn in Jan 2018, then to EUR 20bn in July 2018 and to zero asset purchases at the end of 2018. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Eurozone debt and ECB PSPP* purchases Euro area net bond supply in 2017**EUR billions EUR billions

Source: (Left) ECB, Eurostat, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) ECB, J.P. Morgan Securities Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *PSPP is Public Sector Purchase Programme. 33% is the ECB purchase limit. **Gross issuance and gross minus redemptions and PSPP are 2017 figures for YTD plus estimates for remainder of the year. Net bond supply is gross bond issuance minus redemptions minus PSPP purchases in 2017. Guide to the Markets - UK.Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Eurozone: GDP and inflation

Contribution to eurozone real GDP growth Contribution to eurozone CPI inflation% contribution to GDP growth, change year on year % contribution to headline inflation, change year on year

Source: (Left) Eurostat, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Eurostat, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding food, alcohol, tobacco and energy. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Change in inventories

Net exports

Investment

ConsumptionGDP

Government

Food, alcohol, tobaccoCore rate

EnergyCPI*

Average since 2000 Q217

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Change in unemployment and unemployment rateThousands of people per three months (LHS); % rate (RHS)

Retail sales and industrial productionIndex level

Composite PMI and GDPIndex level (LHS); % change year on year (RHS)

Source: (Left and top right) Eurostat, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, Eurostat, Markit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns in all charts indicate recession. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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European politics

Italian election polling Survey results: Do you support the euro?% % answering “yes” as of May 2017

Source: (Left) Termometropolitico.it, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. M5S is 5 Star Movement, PD is Democratic Party, FI is Forza Italia, LN is Lega Nord, Fdl is Brothers of Italy. (Right) Eurobarometer survey, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Nov ’16

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GTM – UK |Eurozone credit conditions

Credit demand and eurozone GDP growthNet % of banks reporting positive loan demand (LHS); % GDP growth (RHS)

Bank loans to households and non-financial corporationsEUR billions, net lending flow, three-month moving average

Corporate lending rates to smaller companies% interest, non-financial corporations*

Source: (Left) ECB, Eurostat, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top and bottom right) ECB, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.*Interest on new business lending up to €1 million, on a 1-5 year maturity. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Stronger loan demand

Consumer credit (LHS)Eurozone GDP growth y/y (RHS)

Housing loans (LHS)

Overall corporate (LHS)

Weaker loan demand

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Average since 2000

August2017

Headline CPI* 2.2% 1.9%

Core CPI 2.0% 1.7%

US: GDP and inflation

Contribution to US real GDP growth Inflation% contribution to GDP growth, change year on year % change year on year

Source: (Left) BEA, Haver Analytics, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) BLS, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *CPI is the Consumer Price Index. Core CPI is defined as CPI excluding food and energy. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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GDP

Government

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Corporate profits, business investment and employment growth

Initial jobless claims vs. consumer confidence

% change year on year

Jobless claims in thousands (LHS); index level (RHS)Housing starts and Conference Board Leading Economic Index Index level (LHS); thousands (RHS)

Source: (All charts) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns in all charts indicate recessions determined by NBER. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Consumer confidence

Jobless claims

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Housing starts

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Business investment

Profits

Employment

Recession

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GTM – UK |US labour market

US unemployment rate and wage growth%, wage growth is year on year

Source: BEA, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Wage growth is average hourly earnings of total private production and non-supervisory employees.Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Wage growth

August 2017: 4.4%

August 2017: 2.3%

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US inflation and wages

ISM Manufacturing and core inflation

Wage growth and companies planning to raise wages

Index level, advanced 18 months (LHS); absolute change in year on year core CPI in % (RHS)

% change year on year (LHS); % of businesses (RHS)Wage growth and US quit rate% change year on year (LHS); % of total employment (RHS)

Source: (Top) ISM, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns indicate recessions determined by NBER. (Bottom left) BLS, NFIB, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. NFIB companies planning to raise wages is a 12-month moving average. Wage growth is average hourly earnings of total private production and non-supervisory employees. (Bottom right) BLS, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. US quit rate is a three-month moving average. Wage growth is average hourly earnings of total private production and non-supervisory employees.Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

ISM Manufacturing

Core CPI

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'01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

Wage growth Wage growth

NFIB companies planning to raise wages

US quit rate

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US wages and interest rates

US wage growth and Fed funds rate% Fed funds rate (LHS); % change year on year (RHS)

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Wage growth is average hourly earnings of total private production and non-supervisory employees. Light grey columns indicate recessions determined by NBER. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Wage growth

Fed funds rate

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GTM – UK |US Federal Reserve outlook

Federal funds rate expectations% Fed funds rate, FOMC and market expectations

Source: Bloomberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Forecasts are median estimates of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Market expectations on 30 September 2017

US Fed FOMC median forecasts

25

FOMC September 2017 forecasts* 2017 2018 2019 2020

Change in real GDP, Q4 to Q4 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8

Unemployment rate, Q4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2

PCE inflation, Q4 to Q4 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.0

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Long-term drivers of US economic growth

Drivers of US GDP growthAverage year on year % change

Growth in US working age population% increase in civilian non-institutional population ages 16-64

US productivity% change year on year

Source: (Top left) Census Bureau, DOD, DOJ, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Forecast by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) BLS, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns indicate recessions determined by NBER. (Right) BEA, BLS, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. GDP drivers are calculated as the average annualised growth between Q4 of the first and last year. Future working age population is calculated as the total estimated number of Americans from the Census Bureau, controlled for military enrollment, growth in institutionalised population and demographic trends. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Growth in workers + Growth in real output per worker

Growth in real GDP

Forecast*

1.4%

2.0%2.1%

1.5%

1.3%

0.4%

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4.2%

3.0%

3.3%

3.1%3.2%

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1.3%

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US consumer and business environment

National tax rate on corporate income%, including local government taxes

Future capex intentions and business investmentIndex level (LHS); % change year on year (RHS)

US savings rate% of disposable income

Source: (Top left) BEA, Dallas Fed, Kansas City Fed, New York Fed, Philadelphia Fed, Richmond Fed, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Capex intentions is an average index level of the five aforementioned Fed districts equally weighted displayed using a three-month moving average. (Bottom left) BEA, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns indicate recessions determined by NBER. (Right) Germany Federal Ministry of Finance, OECD, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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2006

2016

US Japan Italy Germany Canada UK

Headline rate

Future capex intentions

Business investment

Recession

28

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Japan economic indicators

Bank lending and job-to-applicant ratio% lending growth year on year (LHS); ratio of number of jobs to applicants (RHS)

Real wage growth and labour market% change year on year, six-month moving average (LHS); % (RHS)

Tankan business conditionsIndex level

Source: (Top left) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left and right) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Bank lending (y/y)

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Unemployment rate (inverted)

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GTM – UK |China economic indicators

China industrial production and retail sales% change year on year

Fixed asset investment (FAI)% change year on year

Central government fiscal deficit % of GDP

Source: (Left) National Bureau of Statistics of China, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Industrial production is a three-month moving average and retail sales is a six-month moving average. (Top right) FactSet, National Bureau of Statistics of China, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) BofA/Merrill Lynch, CEIC, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Public

Private

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'96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

China financial dynamics

Public, household and non-financial corporate debt% of GDP, Q117

Chinese renminbiRebased index level (LHS); RMB per US dollar (RHS)

China FX reservesChange in monthly FX reserves, USD billions

Source: (Left) BIS, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Household and NFC debt is market value. Government debt is gross and nominal value. (Top right) BIS, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) People’s Bank of China, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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USDRMB

Trade-weighted RMB

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'13 '14 '15 '16 '17

Non-financial corporation debtPublic debtHousehold debt

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'11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

China monetary conditions and housing

Chinese house prices vs. Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate%, three-month SHIBOR (LHS); % change year on year (RHS)

Chinese property inventoriesMonths of inventory

Policy rate and reserve ratio requirement (RRR)**% policy rate on one-year renminbi deposits (LHS); % RRR (RHS)

Source: (Left) BIS, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) CREIS, J.P. Morgan Securities Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Tier system used in China to rank cities based on GDP, politics and population. (Bottom right) FactSet, People’s Bank of China (PBoC), J.P. Morgan Asset Management. **Average RRR for large and small banks. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

China house price growth

SHIBOR

Low 2nd tier averageTop 2nd tier average

1st tier* average

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RRR

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Emerging market adjustments

EM currencies vs. US dollar% from fair value, relative to US dollar

“Fragile Five” current account balance% of GDP

EM foreign exchange reserves vs. external debt% of GDP

Source: (Left) J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Based on nominal exchange rates relative to PPP exchange rates and adjusted for GDP per capita. EM currencies used are a weighted average of JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified Index countries. (Top right) Haver Analytics, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. “Fragile Five” are Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. (Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK.Data as of 30 September 2017.

External debt

EM reserves

+1 std. dev.

-1 std. dev.

Average

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to USD

EM currencies expensive

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'96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

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GTM – UK |Globalisation and trade

Exports of goods Global export volumes% of GDP, 2016 % change year on year, three-month moving average

Source: (Left) IMF Direction of Trade, IMF World Economic Outlook October 2016, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) CPB Netherlands, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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China

EM ex-China

US

Eurozone

Other DMGlobalEM

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-1

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8

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Eurozone

Canada

Brazil

India

China

Russia

Mexico

Japan

Korea

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38.2% Asia ex-Jp

38.0%

1.3% TOPIX -40.6%

59.4% MSCI EM

62.8%

30.5% Small Cap

24.4%

2.9% S&P 500

2.1%

17.3% Asia ex-Jp

19.7%

30.5% Small Cap

35.8%

20.8% S&P 500 13.7%

18.2% TOPIX 12.1%

35.1% Small Cap

14.5%

20.9% Asia ex-Jp

27.9%

4.6% MSCI EM

7.7%

12.0% S&P 500

6.9%

37.5% MSCI EM

33.6%

-12.8% S&P 500 -37.0%

53.6% Asia ex-Jp

67.2%

23.7% Asia ex-Jp

15.6%

0.9% HDY Equity

1.5%

17.2% Euro ex-UK

20.0%

29.9% S&P 500 32.4%

11.7% Asia ex-Jp

7.7%

7.3% S&P 500

1.4%

33.5% S&P 500 12.0%

18.0% MSCI EM

23.9%

3.6% Euro ex-UK

4.1%

11.0% Small Cap

6.4%

15.5% Euro ex-UK

6.6%

-18.3% HDY Equity

-34.4%

28.9% Small Cap

40.8%

22.9% MSCI EM

14.4%

-2.2% FTSE 100

-2.2%

13.4% MSCI EM

17.4%

26.3% Euro ex-UK

24.2%

8.7% Small Cap

6.7%

5.9% Small Cap

2.8%

33.1% MSCI EM

10.1%

16.6% Euro ex-UK

14.5%

3.4% Asia ex-Jp

6.7%

8.9% Asia ex-Jp

5.1%

13.3% Portfolio

11.2%

-19.1% Small Cap

-40.4%

27.3% FTSE 100

27.3%

19.5% TOPIX 1.0%

-7.0% Portfolio

-6.5%

13.0% Small Cap

18.4%

24.7% TOPIX 54.4%

8.4% HDY Equity

8.7%

5.9% Euro ex-UK

9.1%

32.4% HDY Equity

13.1%

10.6% Portfolio

15.0%

3.0% Small Cap

5.4%

8.6% HDY Equity

5.2%

7.9% HDY Equity

4.7%

-21.9% Portfolio -38.5%

27.3% Portfolio

35.6%

18.7% S&P 500 15.1%

-8.0% Small Cap

-8.7%

11.6% Portfolio

16.2%

18.7% FTSE 100

18.7%

7.6% Portfolio

7.5%

2.2% Portfolio

1.0%

27.4% Portfolio

10.8%

7.7% Small Cap

13.3%

2.4% Portfolio

4.6%

8.5% Portfolio

5.2%

7.4% FTSE 100

7.4%

-23.9% Euro ex-UK

-42.7%

23.2% HDY Equity

30.2%

17.3% Portfolio

11.9%

-11.9% TOPIX -17.0%

10.9% S&P 500 16.0%

17.6% Portfolio

23.1%

4.3% MSCI EM

5.6%

0.9% HDY Equity

0.2%

26.2% Asia ex-Jp

6.4%

7.3% TOPIX 12.5%

1.8% FTSE 100

1.8%

7.0% MSCI EM

4.7%

3.7% S&P 500

5.5%

-28.3% FTSE 100 -28.3%

19.3% Euro ex-UK

29.0%

12.6% FTSE 100

12.6%

-13.9% Euro ex-UK

-12.1%

10.3% HDY Equity

14.0%

16.8% HDY Equity

20.5%

2.7% TOPIX 10.3%

-1.3% FTSE 100

-1.3%

23.4% TOPIX 0.3%

6.6% FTSE 100

6.6%

1.4% HDY Equity

3.7%

6.0% Euro ex-UK

2.8%

-0.6% Small Cap

-3.8%

-33.9% Asia ex-Jp

-47.7%

12.6% S&P 500 26.5%

12.1% HDY Equity

8.0%

-16.5% Asia ex-Jp

-14.6%

10.0% FTSE 100

10.0%

1.4% Asia ex-Jp

6.2%

0.7% FTSE 100

0.7%

-3.6% Asia ex-Jp

-5.3%

19.7% Euro ex-UK

3.2%

6.3% HDY Equity

10.9%

1.2% TOPIX 4.7%

5.9% TOPIX 1.0%

-6.8% TOPIX -11.1%

-35.2% MSCI EM -45.7%

-6.7% TOPIX 7.6%

5.7% Euro ex-UK

5.1%

-17.6% MSCI EM -12.5%

2.8% TOPIX 20.9%

-4.1% MSCI EM

3.8%

0.0% Euro ex-UK

7.4%

-9.7% MSCI EM

-5.4%

19.1% FTSE 100

19.1%

5.2% S&P 500 14.2%

1.2% S&P 500

4.5%

5.2% FTSE 100

5.2%

World stock market returns

Source: FactSet, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, TOPIX, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Annualised return covers the period 2007 to 2016. HDY Equity: MSCI AC World High Dividend Yield Index; Small Cap: MSCI The World Small Cap Index. Hypothetical portfolio (for illustrative purposes only and should not be taken as a recommendation): 20% FTSE 100; 20% S&P 500; 15% EM; 10% Euro ex-UK; 10% Asia ex-Japan; 10% TOPIX; 10% HDY Equity and 5% small cap. All indices are total return. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

GTM – UK |

GBP

Local

Equi

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20102007 201620122008 2011 QTD2009 2013 2014 2015 10-yr ann.

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YTD

35

21.4% 12.8% 13.7% 10.5% 13.1% 7.9% 6.9% 3.8% 3.7% 4.8% 100%

5.2% 15.4% 24.9% 14.8% 18.7% 9.6% 0.4% 1.7% 0.6% 8.3% 100%

36.9% 10.4% 2.8% 6.5% 7.7% 6.3% 13.2% 6.0% 6.7% 1.4% 100%

4.5 0.0 -1.5 4.5 3.6 9.5 10.1 0.7 3.9 5.6 3.5

16.0 11.0 10.0 10.7 17.3 14.5 0.9 3.9 13.7 20.0 12.2

-16.3 122.8 137.8 96.2 62.3 26.6 41.2 47.6 6.7 42.4 42.8

256.2 219.7 247.7 333.9 280.7 200.2 93.8 121.8 87.8 260.2 206.2

1.36x 0.65x 0.64x 0.96x 1.12x 1.28x 1.00x 0.81x 0.86x 0.98x 1.00x β

11.7x 16.1x 19.7x 12.6x 16.9x 15.5x 15.2x 15.2x 14.5x 19.8x 14.9x

10.4x 14.9x 16.2x 13.4x 14.2x 12.6x 11.3x 47.0x 12.7x 18.1x 13.5x

13.2x 16.9x 20.5x 13.7x 18.6x 16.7x 19.5x 17.1x 14.4x 22.0x 16.3x

12.2x 15.8x 16.7x 15.1x 15.4x 14.5x 12.2x 14.7x 12.8x 12.1x 13.9x

3.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4% 2.7% 5.7% 4.8% 4.7% 1.4% 3.2%

4.0% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 4.4% 4.7% 5.0% 1.8% 3.4%

Wei

ghts

Ret

urn

P/E

Div

European sector returns and valuations

Source: FactSet, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P Morgan Asset Management. All calculations are total return in local currency, not annualised. Technology and Telecomms have 10-year rather than 15-year numbers on forward and trailing P/E due to data availability. *Financials no longer includes real estate, which is now a separate section making up 2.6% of the MSCI Europe Value index and 0.5% of the MSCI Europe growth index. It is not included in the chart due to a lack of historical data for the sector. **“Since market peak” represents period 9 October 2007 to end of latest quarter. ***“Since market low” represents period 9 March 2009 to end of latest quarter. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

GTM – UK |

MSCI Europe IndexFinancials* Health

careCons.

staplesCons. disc. Industrials Materials Energy Telecom Utilities Tech Europe

Europe weight

Q317

YTD

Since market peak**

Since market low***

Forward P/E ratio

15-year average

Trailing P/E ratio

15-year average

Dividend yield

15-year average

Growth weight

Value weight

Beta to Europe

Equi

ties

35

36

GTM – UK |

0.0x

0.4x

0.8x

1.2x

1.6x

2.0x

2.4x

2.8x

3.2x

3.6x

4.0x

4.4x

4.8x

5.2x

0x

5x

10x

15x

20x

25x

30x

35x

40x

Price-to-book

Pric

e-to

-ear

ning

s40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

220

'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

Relative equity valuations

Global earnings Global valuations EPS, US dollar, rebased to 100 in January 2009 Current and 25-year historical valuations

Source: (Left) FTSE, IBES, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) FactSet, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s,J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Valuations refer to NTMA P/E for Europe ex-UK, US, Japan, UK and P/B for emerging markets. Valuation and earnings charts use MSCI indices for all regions/countries, except for the US, which is the S&P 500. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

Japan

Europe ex-UK

US

EM

UK

36

Axis

US UKEuropeex-UK

Japan EM

75x

25-year range25-year average

Current

37

GTM – UK |

0.7

0.8

0.9

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

'98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

European equities

European earnings vs. the euroLast 12 months’ earnings per share, euros (LHS); US dollars per euro (RHS)

Europe vs. US operating profits margins%, earnings per share / sales per share

European equities flowsEUR billions, cumulative

Source: (Left) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) GFICC Quantitative Research Group, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

37

MSCI Europe ex-UK

S&P 500MSCI Europe ex-UK EPS

EURUSD

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

Jan '16 Apr '16 Jul '16 Oct '16 Jan '17 Apr '17 Jul '17

38

GTM – UK |

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

MSCI Europe ex-UK performance and drivers

MSCI Europe ex-UK earnings and performanceIndex level, next 12 months’ earnings estimates (LHS); index level (RHS)

Eurozone yearly earnings trendEPS, rebased to 100 in January

European Q2 earnings by sectorEPS, % change year on year

Source: (Left) IBES, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) IBES, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Securities Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EPS is earnings per share. Earnings are Q2 EPS growth figures. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

MSCI Europe ex-UK index levelMSCI Europe ex-UK EPS

Equi

ties

38

2013 2014 2015

2016 2017

90 46 42 16 13 8 8 7 6 6 4 305

10152025

84

88

92

96

100

104

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

39

GTM – UK |

5

15

25

35

45

55

'80 '84 '88 '92 '96 '00 '04 '08 '12 '16

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15

810121416182022

'01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

MSCI Europe ex-UK equity valuations

Dividend yield and 10-year bond yield% yield

MSCI Europe ex-UK forward P/E ratiox, multiple

MSCI Europe ex-UK cyclically adjusted P/E ratiox, adjusted using trailing 10-year average inflation-adjusted earnings

Source: (Top left) IBES, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) FactSet, MSCI, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

30 September 2017:15.2x

Average: 13.4x

Average: 19.3x30 September 2017:

18.8x

Equi

ties

Dividend yield

10-year German Bund yield

30 September 2017:3.0%

30 September 2017:0.5%

39

40

GTM – UK |

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

30 September 2017:P/E = 14.4x

4,050

UK FTSE All-Share at inflection points

FTSE All-Share index

Source: FTSE, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Local currency returns. P/E ratios are forward P/E ratios. Return calculations shown in green are based on the total return index. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

4 Sep 2000: P/E = 19.5x

3,266

12 Mar 2003:P/E = 16.2x

1,593

15 Jun 2007:P/E = 13.0x

3,479

9 Mar 2009:P/E = 8.3x

1,792

31 Dec 1996: P/E = 14.5x

2,014

+151%-48%

-45%

Total return:+79%

Equi

ties

+207%

Characteristic Sep 2000 Jun 2007 Sep 2017Index level 3,266 3,479 4,050P/E ratio (fwd) 19.5x 13.0x 14.4xDividend yield 2.0% 2.7% 3.7%UK 10-year 5.2% 5.5% 1.4%

40

41

GTM – UK |

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

5

10

15

20

UK equities

FTSE All-Share earnings and performanceIndex level, next 12 months’ earnings estimates (LHS); index level (RHS)

Commodities weights% of index

Dividend yield and ex-energy dividend yield% yield

Source: (Left) FTSE, IBES, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EPS is earnings per share. (Top right) FactSet, FTSE, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. UK is MSCI UK, Japan is Topix, eurozoneis Euro Stoxx 50, US is S&P 500. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

FTSE All-Share index levelFTSE All-Share EPS

Equi

ties

Dividend yieldDividend yield ex-energy

41

FTSE All-Share MSCI Europe ex-UK

S&P 500 MSCI Japan

UK

Eurozone

MSCI EM

Japan

US

MSCI World

0 1 2 3 4 5

42

GTM – UK |

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

'87 '92 '97 '02 '07 '12 '17

010203040506070

'13 '14 '15 '16 '1775

80

85

90

95

100

105

85

90

95

100

105

'16 '17

UK equities performance and drivers

Trade-weighted GBP and FTSE 250 / FTSE 100Index level, rebased to 100 in Jan 2016

FTSE 100 vs. FTSE 250Index level, rebased to 100 in Jan 1987

UK small & mid cap exposure*%

Source: (Left) FactSet, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) FTSE, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Exposure to small & mid cap companies is the exposure of all UK funds excluding small & mid cap only funds. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

42

% of revenues from overseas

FTSE 100 67.5%FTSE 250 43.9%

Average fund manager exposure*

Weight of small & mid cap in FTSE All-Share

FTSE 250 / FTSE 100

GBP trade weighted

25th - 75th percentile range

FTSE 250

FTSE 100

43

GTM – UK |

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '160

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

'83 '87 '91 '95 '99 '03 '07 '11 '15

68

1012141618202224

'00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

UK equity valuations

FTSE All-Share dividend yield and 10-year Gilt yield% yield

FTSE All-Share forward P/E ratiox, multiple

FTSE 100 Shiller CAPEx, adjusted using trailing 10-year average inflation-adjusted earnings

Source: (Top left) FTSE, IBES, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) FTSE, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Index is FTSE 100 due to availability of P/E data. (Right) FTSE ,Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

30 September 2017:14.4x

Average: 14.1x

Average: 16.9x

30 September 2017:14.8x

Equi

ties

Dividend yield

10-year Gilt yield

30 September 2017:3.7%

30 September 2017:1.4%

43

44

GTM – UK |

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

31 Dec 1996:P/E = 15.7x

741

US S&P 500 at inflection points

S&P 500 Index

Source: FactSet, Standard & Poor’s, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The P/E ratios are forward P/E ratios. Return calculations shown in green are based on the total return index. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

24 Mar 2000:P/E = 22.6x

1,527

9 Oct 2002:P/E = 15.4x

777

9 Oct 2007:P/E = 14.8x

1,565

9 Mar 2009:P/E = 10.8x

677

-47%

-55%

+121%

Total return:+116%

Equi

ties

+346%

Characteristic Mar 2000 Oct 2007 Sep 2017Index level 1,527 1,565 2,519P/E ratio (fwd) 22.6x 14.8x 17.9xDividend yield 1.1% 1.7% 1.9%US 10-year 6.2% 4.6% 2.3%

30 September 2017:P/E = 17.9x

2,519

44

45

GTM – UK |

-45

-30

-15

0

15

30

45

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

'98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

600

900

1,200

1,500

1,800

2,100

2,400

2,700

200

300

400

500

600

700

'98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

S&P 500 index level

US equities

S&P 500 earnings and performanceIndex level, next 12 months’ earnings estimates (LHS); index level (RHS)

Initial jobless claims vs. S&P 500 performanceThousands, three-month moving average (LHS); index level (RHS)

S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS) vs. ISM manufacturingIndex level (LHS); % change year on year (RHS)

Source: (Left) IBES, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) BLS, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) ISM, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

S&P 500 index levelS&P 500 EPSInitial jobless claims

45

EPS ISM manufacturing

46

GTM – UK |

0

10

20

30

40

50

'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10600

1,000

1,400

1,800

2,200

2,600

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

125

130

'97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

101214161820222426

'90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

US S&P 500 equity indicators

Leading economic indicator vs. S&P 500 performanceIndex level

Forward P/E ratiox, multiple

S&P 500 Shiller cyclically adjusted P/Ex, adjusted using trailing 10-year average inflation-adjusted earnings

Source: (Left) Conference Board, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) IBES, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Robert Shiller, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Average: 15.8x

31 Jul 1999: 24.5x

30 September 2017:17.9x

30 September 2017:30.7x

Average:16.8x

Equi

ties

46

S&P 500Leading economic indicator

47

GTM – UK |

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.8

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

'15 '16 '17125

135

145

155

165

Oct '16 Jan '17 Apr '17 Jul '17

1

2

3

4

5

6

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

US equity earnings and performance

US earnings forward estimatesUSD, S&P 500 end-of-year earnings per share estimates (EPS)

US bond yield vs. value/growth performance*Relative index level (LHS); % (RHS)

US bond yield vs. banks/staples performance**Relative index level (LHS); % (RHS)

Source: (Left) IBES, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Russell, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) , MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Value index is the Russell 1000 value index. The growth index is the Russell 1000 growth index. **MSCI USA index used for both banks and consumer staples indices. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

US 10-year yield

Value/growth

US 10-year yieldBanks/staples

Equi

ties

47

2019e EPS

2018e EPS

2017e EPS

Next 12 month EPS

48

GTM – UK |US corporate fundamentals and activity

Equi

ties

48

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

'01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

36

38

40

42

44

46

'00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '160.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

'00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

Source: (Top left) FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) BEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. M&A activity is the quarterly value of officially announced transactions, and capital expenditures are private non-residential fixed domestic investment. Guide to the Markets – UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Share buybacks

Dividends per share

Capital expenditures Global M&A activity

Non-financial corporate debt% of GDP

Capital expenditure and M&A activityUSD trillions

S&P 500 corporate cash% of total assets

Cash returned to S&P 500 shareholdersUSD (LHS); USD billions, four-quarter moving average (RHS)

Q217: 45.3%

49

GTM – UK |

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

'28 '33 '38 '43 '48 '53 '58 '63 '68 '73 '78 '83 '88 '93 '98 '03 '08 '13

Market correctionsBear markets Macro

environment Bull markets Return before peak

Market Bear DurationRecession

Bull Bull Duration 12 months 24 monthspeak return (months) start date return (months) % %

1 Crash of 1929 – excessive leverage, irrational exuberance Sep 1929 -86% 33 - - -2 1937 Fed Tightening – premature policy tightening Mar 1937 -60 63 Jun 1932 324% 58 27% 119%3 Post WWII crash – post-war demobilisation, recession fears May 1946 -30 37 Apr 1942 158 50 27 574 Flash crash of 1962 – flash crash, Cuban Missile Crisis Dec 1961 -28 7 Jun 1949 436 152 28 235 Tech crash of 1970 – economic overheating, civil unrest Nov 1968 -36 18 Jun 1962 107 78 15 356 Stagflation – OPEC oil embargo Jan 1973 -48 21 May 1970 74 32 16 317 Volcker Tightening – campaign against inflation Nov 1980 -27 21 Oct 1974 126 75 32 488 1987 crash – programme trading, overheating markets Aug 1987 -34 3 Aug 1982 229 61 36 809 Tech bubble – extreme valuations, “dot com” boom/bust Mar 2000 -49 31 Dec 1987 582 150 19 39

10 Global Financial Crisis – leverage/housing, Lehman collapse Oct 2007 -57 17 Oct 2002 101 61 16 31Current cycle – – – Mar 2009 272 103

MEDIAN – - 42% 21 158% 68 27% 39%

US bear markets

S&P 500 declines from all-time highs, %

Characteristics of past bear and bull markets*

Source: FactSet, NBER, Robert Shiller, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *A bear market represents a 20% or more decline from the previous market high using a monthly frequency; a bull market represents a 20% increase from a market trough. Periods of “recession” are defined using US National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) business cycle dates. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

Recession

20% market decline

49

7

9

8

6

5

4

3

2

1

10

50

GTM – UK |

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

0 2 4 6 8 10

Interest rates and equities

Correlations between weekly equity returns and interest rate movementsRolling two-year correlation of weekly returns of the S&P 500, MSCI Europe Index and the 2-year Treasury yield, 1983-2017

Source: MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on price index only and do not include dividends. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Cor

rela

tion

2-year Treasury yield

S&P 500

MSCI Europe

Positive relationship between yield movements and equity returns

Negative relationship between yield movements and equity returns

Equi

ties

50

51

GTM – UK |

0

20

40

60

80

100

US UK Europe ex-UK Japan0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

'08 '10 '12 '14 '16

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

400600

8001,000

1,2001,400

1,6001,800

'07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

Japanese equities performance and drivers

TOPIX earnings and performanceIndex level, next 12 months’ earnings estimates (LHS); index level (RHS)

TOPIX vs. USDJPYIndex level (LHS); yen per US dollar (RHS)

Stock market composition% of total stock market

Source: (Left) IBES, Thomson Reuters Datastream, TOPIX, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EPS is earnings per share. (Top right) Thomson Reuters Datastream, TOPIX, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) MSCI, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

TOPIX index levelTOPIX EPS

Equi

ties

51

USDJPY

TOPIX

Defensive Cyclicals

52

GTM – UK |

0

4

8

12

16

20

'90 '95 '00 '05 '10 '15

Japanese equities: Corporate governance

Listed companies’ dividend pay-out and share buybacksYen trillions

Companies citing ROE & ROA targets in medium-term plans% of 841 companies

Appointment of outside directors at Japanese companiesTotal

Source: (Left) Nomura, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Share buyback data is for repurchases of common stock, excluding repurchases from Resolution and Collection Corp. and repurchases of preferred stock collected by Nomura. 2017 figures for share buybacks and dividends are estimates. (Top right) Goldman Sachs,Japan Investor Relations Association, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. ROE is return on equity and ROA is return on assets. (Bottom right) Goldman Sachs, Tokyo Stock Exchange, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Companies are Tokyo Stock Exchange companies. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

DividendsShare buybacks*

52

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2014 2016

ROEROA

One independent external directorAt least one external director, not independent

At least two external directors

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2010 2012 2014 2016

53

GTM – UK |Developed market equity valuations by country

Developed markets

Source: MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Each valuation index shows an equally weighted composite of four metrics: price to forward earnings (P/E), price to forward book value (P/B), price to forward cash flow (P/CF) and price to forward dividends. Results are then normalised using means and average variability since 2004 (inception of series). The grey bars represent one standard deviation either side of the average relative valuation to the All Country World Index (ACWI) since 2004. DM Index is the MSCI The World Index. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Equi

ties

Average

Current

Std

dev

from

glo

bal a

vera

ge

Italy Spain UK Germany France Japan ACWI USSwitz.DM Index

+2.5 Std dev

Average

-2.5 Std dev

+5.0 Std dev

-5.0 Std dev

53

Current Composite Index

Current Average since 2004

Fwd. P/E Fwd. P/B Fwd. P/CF Div. Yld. Fwd. P/E Fwd. P/B Fwd. P/CF Div. Yld.

Italy -2.1 13.4x 1.3x 5.7x 4.2% 11.7x 1.2x 4.6x 4.5%Spain -2.0 13.4 1.3 5.4 3.9 11.8 1.6 5.0 4.8UK -0.7 14.3 1.8 9.2 4.3 12.5 1.8 7.9 4.0Germany -0.6 13.4 1.6 8.3 3.1 12.0 1.5 6.6 3.3France 0.0 15.8 1.6 8.9 3.1 12.9 1.5 6.9 3.5Japan 0.1 14.3 1.3 8.0 2.2 15.4 1.3 7.1 1.8ACWI 1.3 16.0 2.1 10.2 2.6 13.7 1.9 8.7 2.8DM 1.6 16.6 2.2 10.6 2.6 14.1 1.9 8.6 2.7Switz. 2.0 17.9 2.5 13.3 3.3 14.3 2.3 11.7 3.0US 3.6 18.1 2.9 12.3 2.0 14.8 2.3 9.8 2.1

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Emerging market equity valuations by country

Emerging markets

Source: MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Each valuation index shows an equally weighted composite of four metrics: price to forward earnings (P/E), price to forward book value (P/B), price to forward cash flow (P/CF) and price to forward dividends. Results are then normalised using means and average variability since 2004 (inception of series). The grey bars represent one standard deviation either side of the average relative valuation to the All Country World Index (ACWI) since 2004. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Russia -5.2 5.8x 0.6x 3.5x 6.1% 6.9x 0.9x 4.5x 2.8%Korea -1.0 9.0 1.1 5.2 1.8 9.6 1.2 5.9 1.7Brazil -0.9 12.8 1.7 8.0 3.4 9.7 1.7 7.8 4.1Taiwan -0.7 13.9 1.8 8.8 4.1 13.6 1.7 8.3 3.9EM -0.5 12.6 1.6 7.9 2.6 11.0 1.6 7.7 3.0China 0.7 13.6 1.7 8.5 2.1 11.4 1.7 7.5 2.9S. Africa 1.0 15.6 1.9 12.5 3.1 12.0 2.0 8.9 3.7ACWI 1.3 16.0 2.1 10.2 2.6 13.7 1.9 8.7 2.8Mexico 1.4 16.9 2.3 9.0 2.5 14.9 2.5 8.7 2.3India 4.8 18.8 2.8 12.6 1.5 15.5 2.6 11.4 1.8

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MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Price-to-book ratio MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Price-to-book and returnsx, multiple Price-to-book ratio and next five-year annualised % price return*

Source: (All charts) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Dots represent monthly data points January 1997 through September 2017. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Emerging markets: Investment drivers

EM vs. DM growth and equity performance% next 12 months’ growth estimates (LHS); index level (RHS)

EM equity relative performance and commoditiesRelative index level rebased to 100 at 1997 (LHS); index level (RHS)

Relative EM / DM equity performance and USD REERRelative index level rebased to 100 at 1997 (LHS); index level (RHS)

Source: (Left) Consensus Economics, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. “EM – DM GDP growth” is consensus estimates for emerging markets growth in the next 12 months minus consensus estimates for developed markets growth in the next 12 months, provided by Consensus Economics. (Top right) Bloomberg, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) BIS, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Number of companies yielding greater than 3% by regionConstituents of the MSCI All Country World Index

Source: (Left) IIF, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. IIF estimates for last two months. (Top right) IBES, MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream,J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EPS is earnings per share. (Bottom right) FactSet, MSCI, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK.Data as of 30 September 2017.

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%, average annualised returns

Index level, rebased to 100 at start of 2000Sources of income% yield

Source: (Top) Ibbotson, Standard & Poor’s, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom left) FTSE, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Returns are in local currency. High dividend yield is the FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index. (Bottom right) Barclays, BofA/Merrill Lynch, FTSE, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Converts: Bloomberg Barclays Global Convertibles; EM equity; MSCI EM; UK corporate: BofA/Merrill Lynch Sterling Corporate Index; Global REITs: FTSE NAREIT Index; High yield: BofA/Merrill Lynch Developed Markets High Yield Constrained; EM debt: J.P. Morgan EMBI Global. Yields for the bond indices are yield to worst and dividend yields for the equity indices. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Cross country equity index correlation

Days when the MSCI World has moved +/- 1%

%, rolling six-month average pairwise correlations

Number of days, price return in US dollarsVIX volatility indexIndex level, implied volatility of S&P 500 index options

Source: (Top) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Correlation calculated from 10 developed market indices. (Bottom left) MSCI, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Global fixed income: Yields and returns

Fixed income sector returns

Source: Barclays, BofA/Merrill Lynch, FactSet, FTSE, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. YTM = Yield to maturity. Annualised return covers period 2007 to 2016. US HY: BofA/Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained; EM Debt: J.P. Morgan EMBI+; Euro HY: BofA/Merrill Lynch Euro Non-Financial High Yield Constrained; US IG: Bloomberg Barclays US Agg. Corporate – Investment Grade; UK IG: Bloomberg Barclays Sterling Agg. Non-Gilts – Corporate; UK Gilts: J.P. Morgan UK Global Bond; US Treasuries: Bloomberg Barclays US Agg. Gov. – Treasury; Infl Linked: BofA Merrill Lynch UK Gilt Inflation-Linked Government. Hypothetical portfolio (for illustrative purposes only and should not be taken as a recommendation): 20% UK Gilts; 15% US Treasuries; 10% Linkers; 15% US IG; 10% UK IG; 10% US HY; 5% Euro HY; 15% EM Debt. Returns are unhedged in sterling and local currencies. 10 years worth of weekly data is used to calculate the correlation to UST and Gilts. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Current and historical yields for selected indices

Illustration of the impact a 1% rise in local interest rates may have on selected indices

% yield, fluctuations over the last 10 years*

% change, assumes a parallel shift in the yield curve and spreads are maintained

Source: (Both charts) Barclays, Bloomberg, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

*Historical yield range is based on the last 10 years of data, with the exception of local currency emerging markets debt, which is based on eight years, due to data availability.

Fixed income sectors shown are provided by Barclays and are represented by: Treasury UK: Bloomberg Barclays Sterling Aggregate Gilts; Floating rate: Bloomberg Barclays US Floating Rate Notes (BBB); IG credit: Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate – Corporates; High yield: Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield; Convertibles: Bloomberg Bloomberg Barclays Credit/Rate Sensitive; EMD sovereign USD: Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets –Sovereigns; EMD corporate ($): Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets –Corporates; EMD sovereign (LC): Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Market Local Currency Government.For illustrative purposes only.Change in bond price is calculated using both duration and convexity, with the exception of Convertibles, which is historical change.

Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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10-year break-even inflation Real 10-year government bond yields% %, nominal yield minus CPI

Source: (Left) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Break-even inflation is the difference in yield between nominal and inflation-protected government bonds. (Right) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Real yield is the difference between 10-year government bond yields and CPI. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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June 1999 –May 2000

June 2004 –June 2006

Average of past five rate hiking cycles

December 2015 –Present

Federal funds rate (change in bps) 294 325 300 175 425 304 100

10-year Treasury yield (change in bps) 204 92 188 49 51 117 4

2-year Treasury 10.0% 3.8% 1.7% 2.9% 3.0% 4.3% 1.3%

10-year Treasury 3.7% 2.1% -6.9% 0.6% 3.6% 0.6% 3.6%

30-year Treasury 0.5% 2.8% -10.9% 1.8% 8.2% 0.5% 8.8%

US investment grade 1.3% 5.4% -3.0% 0.2% 6.1% 2.0% 11.7%

Emerging market debt - ‐ -21.4% 16.9% 27.4% 7.6% 19.5%

S&P 500 -3.0% 10.6% 0.7% 9.7% 16.2% 6.8% 26.2%

US dollar 10.2% 1.7% -4.7% 3.4% -5.8% 0.9% -7.6%

Historical impact of Fed tightening

Federal funds rate and US 10-year Treasury yield%

Source: Bloomberg, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Averages do not include the current cycle. US investment grade is the Citigroup USBIG Corporate All Maturities index. The emerging market debt is the J.P. Morgan EMBI+ Composite index. Averages do not include the current cycle. Between 1979 and 1982, the FOMC changed its approach to monetary policy, focusing on the money supply, rather than the Federal funds rate. In the fall of 1982, however, the Federal Reserve shifted back to its approach of targeting the “price” rather than the “quantity” of money. Thus, because the Federal funds rate was not the FOMC’s key policy tool, we exclude increases in the Federal funds rate between 1979 to 1982 in our analysis of rate hike cycles.Guide to the Markets - UK. Data is as of 30 September 2017.

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10-year government bond yields%

Source: FactSet, Tullett Prebon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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US yield curve%, 10-year yield minus Fed funds rate

Global government bond yields% of BofA/Merrill Lynch Global Government Bond Index

Source: (Left) Copyright 2017 Morgan Stanley. 2017 and 2018 are estimates. (Top right) Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns indicate recessions determined by NBER. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, BofA/Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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US IG leverage measuresx, leverage (LHS); x, interest coverage ratio (RHS)

Foreign net purchases of US corporate bondsUSD billions, rolling 12-month total

Source: (Left) Bloomberg, BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) J.P. Morgan Securities, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Net leverage is net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). Interest coverage ratio is EBITDA over interest expense. (Bottom right) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Source: (All charts) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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US high yield maturity schedule

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USD billionsUS high yield leverage measuresx, leverage and interest coverage ratio

Source: (Top) Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, US Treasury, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. HY index is the J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield index. Default rates are defined as the par value percentage of the total market trading at or below 50% of par value and include any Chapter 11 filing, prepackaged filing or missed interest payments. (Bottom left) Bloomberg, BofA/Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Maturity schedule is calculated using BofA/Merrill Lynch US High Yield Constrained Index (HUC0). (Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Net leverage is net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). Interest coverage ratio is EBITDA over interest expense. Guide to the Markets - UK.Data as of 30 September 2017.

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European high yield: Spread to worst and default rates

European high yield maturity schedule

%, defaults (LHS); basis points, spread (RHS)

EUR billionsEuropean high yield leverage measuresx, leverage and interest coverage ratio

Source: (Top) BofA/Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Spread to worst is BofA/Merrill Lynch Euro Non-Financial High Yield Constrained. Default rates are reported by JPMAM GFICC Quantitative Research Group. The calculation universe is based on par value percentage of the BofA ML Global High Yield Index (HW00) that is covered by Moody’s and filtered for EUR Developed Markets Ex-Financial. (Bottom left) Bloomberg, BofA/Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Maturity schedule is calculated using BofA/Merrill Lynch Euro Developed Markets Non-Financial High Yield Constrained Index (HECM).(Bottom right) J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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25

Emerging market debt

Emerging market debt yields% yield

Real 10-year government bond yields% yield, local currency

Cumulative emerging market debt flowsUSD millions

Source: (Left) J.P. Morgan Dataquery, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. All indices are J.P. Morgan regional debt indices, yield to maturity. (Top right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) JPMAM GFICC Quantitative Research Group. EM sovereign (local currency) is the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM; EM sovereign (USD) is the J.P. Morgan EMBI+; EM corporate (USD) is the J.P. Morgan CEMBI. Blend is flows into funds with all three EMD sub-types. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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BlendLocal currency government

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Developed markets

Emerging markets

10-year range10-year average

Current

USD Sovereigns

EM Local US HY Euro HYUSD Corporates

USD Europe

Sov.

USD LatinAmerica

Sov.

USD AsiaSov.

Jan ‘16

-6,000

6,000

18,000

30,000

42,000

54,000

Jul ‘16 Jan ‘17 Jul ‘17

-2

0

2

4

6

8

71

GTM – UK |

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

'07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '1750

150

250

350

450

550

0

200

400

600

800

'95 '00 '05 '10 '15

0

2

4

6

0

40

80

120

2001 2006 2011 2016

Commodities

Metal pricesIndex level, rebased to 100 at Jan 2007

China’s imports of key commoditiesMillions of metric tonnes

Gross fixed capital formation in commodity industryIndex level, rebased to 100 at Jan 1995

Source: (Left) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) China Customs, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Australia Bureau of Statistics, Thomson Reuters Datastream, Worldscope, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Global data defined as global listed integrated oil and gas. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Crude oil (LHS)

Copper (RHS)

Iron ore (LHS)

71

Australian mining

Global oil and gas*

Nickel

Copper

Zinc

Aluminium

72

GTM – UK |

0

600

1,200

1,800

200

400

600

'07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17

88

90

92

94

96

98

100

102

'12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '180

40

80

120

160

'92 '96 '00 '04 '08 '12 '16

YTD change Change since 2016 lowBrent crude +2.0% +68.7%

Oil market drivers

Crude oil pricesUSD per barrel

US rig count vs. oil inventories*Thousands of barrels (LHS); rigs (RHS)

Global oil supply and demand Millions of barrels per day

Source: (Left) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Top right) Baker Hughes, Bloomberg, US Department of Energy, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Excluding US strategic petroleum reserve. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, EIA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Forecast from EIA, six-month moving average. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Demand

Supply

Rigs

Inventories

Average: $50

72

30 Sep 2017: $58

Share of total oil supply

In % Q1 2012 Q2 2017

OPEC 42% 40%

US 12% 20%

73

GTM – UK |

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

'78 '82 '86 '90 '94 '98 '02 '06 '10 '14

Gold market dynamics

Gold vs. US 10-year Treasury real yields Gold price$ per Troy ounce (LHS), % inverted (RHS) $ per Troy ounce

Source: (Left) Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Thomson Reuters, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Inflation-adjusted gold price is the historic gold price in today’s money, converted using the US Consumer Price Index. The 2001 low is defined as April 2001, and the 2011 peak is defined as August 2011. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Real yields (inverted)

Gold

73

Change since 2001 low

Change since 2011 peak

YTD change

Gold +386.6% -29.7% +10.9%

Inflation-adjusted gold price

Gold price

30 Sep 2017: $1,284

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.01,000

1,300

1,600

1,900

'12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17

74

GTM – UK |

1.3

-1.1

0.5 0.4

2.9

-3.8

1.0

-0.7

-4

-2

0

2

4

Risk-adjusted returns and downside protection

Risk-adjusted returns of a 50/50 portfolioSharpe ratio of a portfolio of 50% global equities and 50% global bonds*

Six-month stock and bond correlationsOf total return on US equities (S&P 500) and US Treasuries (10-yr)

Hedge fund returns in different market environments%, average total return in up and down months, 2001-2016

Source: (Left) MSCI, J.P. Morgan Multi-Asset Solutions, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *The equity index is the MSCI World (GBP hedged) and the bond index is the JP Morgan Global Bond index (GBP hedged). The portfolio is rebalanced monthly. Sharpe ratio is calculated as (Return - Risk free rate) / Volatility. (Top right) Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Bottom right) Barclays, Hedge Fund Research, Standard & Poor’s, Thomson Reuters Datastream, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. **HFRI FW is Hedge Fund Research Index Fund Weighted. ***US bonds is the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. Downside protection refers to attempting to minimise the impact of any falls in the underlying investments. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

HFRI FW**US bonds***

HFRI FW**S&P 500

5-year Sharpe ratio

3-year Sharpe ratio

S&P 500 up S&P 500 down Bond downBond up

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-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

'04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

-1

0

1

'91 '96 '01 '06 '11 '16

75

GTM – UK |

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0

4

8

12

16

'70 '80 '90 '00 '10

Alternative strategies

Manager dispersion: Public and private markets*%, annual returns

Public vs. private equity returns%, MSCI AC World total return vs. Global Buyout & Growth Equity Index**

Infrastructure returns%, OECD allowed RoE over cost of debt

Source: (Left) Cambridge Associates, Lipper, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. *Manager dispersion is based on the time period from 31 December 2009 through 31 December 2014, except for private equity, which is based on the five-year period ending 31 March 2014 due to returns being reported with a lag. (Top right) Cambridge Associates, Deutsche Bank, FactSet, MSCI, National Venture Capital Association, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. **Data as of Q416. (Bottom right) Bloomberg, Regulatory Research Associates, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Light grey columns in all charts indicate recessions determined by NBER. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Recession

Electric

Natural gas

10-yr US Treasury

Utility bond

Global Buyout & Growth Equity IndexMSCI ACWI

75th percentile

25th percentile

Median

Public Private

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10.8

4.4

9.7

6.1

12.5

9.4

13.2 12.7

0

4

8

12

16

5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years

76

1.00 0.80 0.92 0.58 0.83 0.86 -0.25 0.06 0.26 -0.18 0.46 0.71 -0.32

0.84 1.00 0.75 0.64 0.66 0.64 -0.09 0.19 0.17 0.05 0.33 0.43 -0.13

0.87 0.71 1.00 0.59 0.81 0.80 -0.24 -0.06 0.20 -0.06 0.32 0.61 -0.26

0.85 0.75 0.86 1.00 0.56 0.49 -0.08 0.10 0.06 0.20 0.19 0.20 -0.14

0.87 0.62 0.85 0.75 1.00 0.96 -0.14 0.28 0.24 -0.10 0.30 0.66 -0.44

0.86 0.63 0.76 0.63 0.96 1.00 -0.26 0.23 0.25 -0.20 0.48 0.75 -0.44

0.15 0.28 0.13 0.05 0.28 0.33 1.00 0.29 -0.07 0.76 -0.25 -0.55 0.06

0.62 0.69 0.69 0.80 0.56 0.49 0.40 1.00 0.16 0.03 0.04 0.11 -0.26

0.08 0.18 0.03 0.15 0.07 0.01 0.17 0.20 1.00 -0.13 0.16 0.33 -0.21

0.24 0.49 0.18 0.15 0.25 0.31 0.93 0.45 0.22 1.00 -0.11 -0.65 -0.01

0.52 0.54 0.16 0.27 0.28 0.43 0.35 0.38 0.06 0.45 1.00 0.46 -0.09

0.59 0.24 0.80 0.64 0.65 0.50 -0.02 0.48 0.01 -0.14 -0.03 1.00 -0.27

-0.45 -0.15 -0.40 -0.09 -0.35 -0.41 0.09 0.16 0.38 0.12 -0.32 -0.48 1.00

Correlation of returns (GBP)

Source: Barclays, Bloomberg, Citigroup, FTSE, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, MSCI, NCREIF, Standard & Poor’s, US Federal Reserve, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. UK Gilts: FTSE Actuaries Government Securities UK Gilts All Stocks; EM debt: JP Morgan EMBI Global; High yield bonds: JP Morgan Domestic High Yield; Global bonds: Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate; Cmdty: Bloomberg Commodity; Hedge Funds: CS/Tremont Multi-Strategy; Real estate: blended index, which includes NCREIF Property Index data and Federal Reserve estimates of changes in capital value. All indices are total returns based on quarterly return data in GBP, real estate correlations are lagged by one quarter Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

GTM – UK |10-year correlations

3-year correlations

FTSE 100 S&P 500

MSCI Europe ex-UK

MSCI Asia

ex-JapanMSCI EM UK Gilts EM debt High yield

bonds Cmdty Hedgefunds

Realestate

Global bonds

MSCI Japan

FTSE 100

S&P 500

MSCI Asiaex-Japan

MSCI EM

UK Gilts

EM debt

High yield bonds

Cmdty

Realestate

Global bonds

Hedge funds

MSCI Europe ex-UK

MSCI Japan

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77

GTM – UK |

-4 0 4 8 12

Asset markets in coming years

Past and expected returns% per year

Source: 2017 Long-term capital market assumptions, J.P. Morgan Multi-Asset Solutions, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, October 2016. Returns are in GBP.The projections in the chart above are based on J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s (JPMAM) proprietary long-term capital markets assumptions (10 – 15 years) for returns of major asset classes. The resulting projections include only the benchmark return associated with the portfolio and does not include alpha from the underlying product strategies within each asset class. The assumptions are presented for illustrative purposes only. The individual asset class assumptions are not a promise of future performance. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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EM equity

Private equity

UK large cap

Eurozone large cap

EM local currency debt

UK core direct real estate

US large cap

Global direct infrastructure equity

Diversified hedge funds hedged

Commodities

UK investment-grade corporates

UK cash

UK gilts

World government bonds

UK government inflation linked

77

78

GTM – UK |

66

23

76

35

92

50

0

20

40

60

80

100

Life expectancy

Probability of reaching ages 80 and 90% probability, persons aged 65, by gender and combined couple

Source: ONS 2012-2014 Life Tables, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Men

Women

Couple – at least one lives to specified age

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78

79

GTM – UK |

0

2

4

6

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

'01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '170

1

10

100

1,000

1899 1919 1939 1959 1979 1999

Cash investments

Income generated by £100,000 in a three-month bank deposit Total return of £1 in real termsGBP (LHS); % change year on year (RHS) GBP, log scale for total returns

Source: (Left) Bloomberg, ONS, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. (Right) Dimson, Marsh and Staunton ABN AMRO/LBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2008, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. J.P. Morgan estimates from 2008. Equities: FTSE 100; Bonds: JPMorgan GBP Government Bond Index; Cash: three-month GBP Libor (prior to 2008 cash is short-dated Treasury bills). Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Sep 2017: £380

2007: £6,000Annualised real returns

1899–2016 2000–2016

Equities 5.3% 2.0%

Bonds 1.7% 4.1%

Cash 0.8% -0.3%

Equities: £400

Bonds: £7

Cash: £3

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79

Income Inflation (y/y)

80

GTM – UK |

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

'86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '160

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65

The power of compounding

£5,000 invested annually with 5% growth per year £5,000 investment with/without income reinvestedGBP GBP, FTSE All-Share returns

Source: (Left) J.P. Morgan Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only, assumes all income reinvested, actual investments may incur higher or lower growth rates and charges. (Right) Bloomberg, FTSE, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Based on FTSE All-Share index and assumes no charges. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Starting at age 35

Starting at age 25

Without dividends reinvested

With dividends reinvested

Age

£353,803

£29,650

£639,199£94,563

80

81

GTM – UK |

22

46

30

-14

15 15

23

-10

19

12

20

11

21

-8

-15

-25

17

9

18

13

2

-33

25

11

-7

8

17

-2 -3

12

5

-9

-37

-8

-14

-22

-12

-18

-4

-18

-4

-6 -10

-25

-11 -12

-30 -31

-17

-6 -7-10

-13

-43

-23

-17-19

-12 -12 -10

-15-12

-4

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

'86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16

Annual returns and intra-year declines

FTSE All-Share Index intra-year declines vs. calendar-year returnsDespite average intra-year drops of 15.8% (median 12.6%), annual returns are positive in 22 of 31 years%

Source: FactSet, FTSE, J.P Morgan Asset Management. Returns are based on local price only and do not include dividends. Intra-year decline refers to the largest market fall from peak to trough within a short time period during the calendar year. Returns shown are calendar years from 1986 to 2017. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

Intra-year decline

Calendar-year return

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YTD

82

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7.4%

4.2%

0.2%

-2.9%

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

Fully invested Missed 10 best days Missed 30 best days Missed 50 best days

Impact of being out of the market

Returns of FTSE All-ShareGBP, value of a £10,000 investment between 1996 and 2016 with annualised return (%)

Source: FactSet, FTSE, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. For illustrative purposes only. Assumes all income is reinvested; returns calculated daily over the time period assuming no return on each of the specified number of best days. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.In

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82

83

GTM – UK |US asset returns by holding period

Range of equity and bond total returns%, annualised total returns, 1950-present

Source: Strategas/Ibbotson, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Large cap equity represents the S&P 500 Composite and Bonds represents the Strategas/Ibbotson US Government Bond Index and US Long-term Corporate Bond Index. Returns shown are per annum and are calculated based on monthly returns from 1950 to latest available and include dividends. Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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Large cap equityBonds50/50 portfolio

83

48% 49%

30%24% 24% 21%

17% 17% 18%13% 15%

-18%-24%

-7% -3% -1% -3% 0%1%

4%1%

4%

-50

-25

0

25

50

75

61%

-43%

1-yr rolling 5-yr rolling 10-yr rolling 20-yr rolling

84

Asset class returns (GBP)

Source: Barclays, Bloomberg, FactSet, FTSE, MSCI, J.P. Morgan Economic Research, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Annualised return covers the period from 2007 to 2016. Vol. is the standard deviation of annual returns. Govt bonds: Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Government Treasuries; HY bonds: Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield; EMD: J.P. Morgan EMBI+; IG bonds: Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate – Corporates; Cmdty: Bloomberg UBS Commodity; REITS: FTSE NAREIT All REITS; DM Equities: MSCI World; EME: MSCI EM; Hedge funds: Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund; Cash: JP Morgan Cash United Kingdom (3M). Hypothetical portfolio (for illustrative purposes only and should not be taken as a recommendation): 30% DM equities; 10% EM equities; 15% IG bonds; 12.5% government bonds; 7.5% HY bonds; 5% EMD; 5% commodities; 5% cash; 5% REITS and 5% hedge funds. All returns except Hedge Funds are unhedged. All returns are total return, in GBP.Guide to the Markets - UK. Data as of 30 September 2017.

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20102007 20122008 2011 20162009 2013 2014 2015 10-yr ann. Vol.QTD

84

YTD

EME 37.5%

Govt bonds 52.6%

EME 59.4%

REITS 31.6%

EMD 10.0%

REITS 14.9%

DM Equities 25.0%

REITS 35.1%

REITS 8.2%

HY bonds 36.3%

EME 18.0%

EME 4.6%

HY bonds 12.4%

EME 27.1%

Cmdty 14.7%

IG bonds 26.5%

HY bonds 41.9%

EME 22.9%

REITS 8.1%

HY bonds 14.4%

Hedge Funds 9.6%

EMD 12.8%

EMD 7.7%

Cmdty 33.4%

DM Equities 7.3%

DM Equities 1.6%

EMD 11.6%

REITS 17.3%

Hedge Funds 12.6%

EMD 25.0%

Hedge Funds 18.4%

Cmdty 20.5%

Govt bonds 7.1%

EME 13.4%

Portfolio 6.0%

DM Equities 12.1%

DM Equities 5.5%

EME 33.1%

Hedge Funds 5.0%

Hedge Funds 1.1%

REITS 9.6%

Cmdty 16.8%

Portfolio 8.9%

Cash 6.9%

Portfolio 16.5%

HY bonds 18.4%

IG bonds 5.1%

EMD 12.9%

HY bonds 5.3%

IG bonds 9.6%

HY bonds 2.9%

EMD 30.8%

Portfolio 3.3%

Portfolio 0.4%

DM Equities 9.3%

Govt bonds 16.7%

Govt bonds 8.7%

Portfolio 1.3%

DM Equities 16.4%

DM Equities 15.9%

HY bonds 3.9%

DM Equities 11.4%

REITS 1.3%

Portfolio 8.7%

Govt bonds 2.3%

REITS 30.4%

HY bonds 0.8%

Cash 0.1%

IG bonds 8.9%

HY bonds 14.0%

DM Equities 7.7%

HY bonds 1.2%

REITS 13.5%

EMD 15.3%

Cash 1.2%

Portfolio 8.0%

Cash 0.5%

HY bonds 6.2%

IG bonds 2.0%

DM Equities 29.0%

Cash 0.3%

HY bonds -0.4%

Portfolio 8.8%

DM Equities 12.8%

Cash 6.1%

Cmdty -12.5%

EMD 12.1%

Portfolio 14.9%

Portfolio -0.9%

Hedge Funds 7.5%

IG bonds -1.5%

Govt bonds 5.4%

Portfolio 1.3%

Portfolio 25.8%

EMD 0.1%

Cmdty -0.8%

Govt bonds 7.8%

EMD 10.5%

IG bonds 4.9%

REITS -13.2%

Cmdty 7.3%

Hedge Funds 10.6%

Hedge Funds -2.9%

IG bonds 6.3%

EME -4.1%

EME 4.3%

Cash 0.7%

IG bonds 24.4%

IG bonds -1.0%

IG bonds -1.0%

EME 7.0%

Hedge Funds 9.8%

EMD 4.7%

DM Equities -17.4%

IG bonds 6.1%

Govt bonds 9.2%

DM Equities -4.3%

Cash 1.4%

Govt bonds -6.1%

Hedge Funds 4.1%

Hedge Funds -0.8%

Govt bonds 21.3%

REITS -1.7%

EMD -1.0%

Hedge Funds 3.5%

IG bonds 8.7%

HY bonds 1.4%

Hedge Funds -18.3%

Cash 2.2%

IG bonds 9.2%

Cmdty -12.7%

Govt bonds -2.6%

EMD -10.0%

Cash 0.6%

EME -9.7%

Cash 0.7%

Govt bonds -2.2%

Govt bonds -1.7%

Cash 2.1%

Portfolio 7.7%

REITS -19.2%

EME -35.2%

Govt bonds -8.6%

Cash 1.0%

EME -17.6%

Cmdty -5.4%

Cmdty -11.2%

Cmdty -11.8%

Cmdty -20.3%

Hedge Funds -1.1%

Cmdty -10.5%

REITS -2.0%

Cmdty -1.1%

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Index definitionsAll indexes are unmanaged and an individual cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not include fees or expenses. The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. equities market. This world-renowned index includes a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also an ideal proxy for the total market. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The S&P 400 Mid Cap Index is representative of 400 stocks in the mid-range sector of the domestic stock market, representing all major industries.The Russell 3000 Index® measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. The Russell 1000 Index ® measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000. The Russell 1000 Growth Index ® measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index ® measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index ® measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Midcap Growth Index ® measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth index. The Russell Midcap Value Index ® measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Value index. The Russell 2000 Index ® measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.The Russell 2000 Growth Index ® measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Value Index ® measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell Top 200 Index ® measures the performance of the largest cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 200 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership and represents approximately 68% of the U.S. market. The MSCI® EAFE (Europe, Australia, Far East) Net Index is recognized as the pre-eminent benchmark in the United States to measure international equity performance. It comprises 21 MSCI country indexes, representing the developed markets outside of North America.The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. As of June 2007, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 25 emerging market country indices: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. As of June 2009 the MSCI ACWIconsisted of 45 country indices comprising 23 developed and 22 emerging market country indices. The MSCI Small Cap IndicesSM target 40% of the eligible Small Cap universe within each industry group, within each country. MSCI defines the Small Cap universe as all listed securities that have a market capitalization in the range of USD200-1,500 million.The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed and emerging markets in the Pacific region. The MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index consists of the following 11 developed and emerging market countries: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The MSCI China Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of China.The MSCI KOKUSAI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets excluding Japan. The MSCI KOKUSAI Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States*.The Nikkei 225 Index is a price-weighted average of the 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The Tokyo Price Index (TOPIX) is a capitalization-weighted index lists all firms that are considered to be under the 'first section' on the TSE, which groups all of the large firms on the exchange into one pool. The second section groups all of the remaining smaller firms.The FTSE 100 Index is an index of the 100 largest companies (by market capitalization) in the United Kingdom.The FTSE All Share Index is an index of the 630 largest companies (by market capitalization) in the United Kingdom.The MSCI Value and Growth IndicesSM cover the full range of developed, emerging and All Country MSCI Equity indexes. As of the close of May 30, 2003, MSCI implemented an enhanced methodology for the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indices, adopting a two dimensional framework for style segmentation in which value and growth securities are categorized using different attributes - three for value and five for growth including forward-looking variables. The objective of the indexdesign is to divide constituents of an underlying MSCI Standard Country Index into a value index and a growth index, each targeting 50% of the free float adjusted market capitalization of the underlying country index. Country Value/Growth indices are then aggregated into regional Value/Growth indices. Prior to May 30, 2003, the indices used Price/Book Value (P/BV) ratios to divide the standard MSCI country indices into value and growth indices. All securities were classified as either "value" securities (low P/BV securities) or "growth" securities (high P/BV securities), relative to each MSCI country index.The following MSCI Total Return IndicesSM are calculated with gross dividends:This series approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. The amount reinvested is the dividend distributed to individuals resident in the country of the company, but does not include tax credits.The MSCI Europe IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe. As of June 2007, the MSCI Europe Index consisted of the following 16 developed market country indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The MSCI Pacific IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the Pacific region. As of June 2007, the MSCI Pacific Index consisted of the following 5 Developed Market countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore. Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is compiled by Credit Suisse Tremont Index, LLC. It is an asset-weighted hedge fund index and includes only funds, as opposed to separate accounts. The Index uses the Credit Suisse/Tremont database, which tracks over 4500 funds, and consists only of funds with a minimum of US$50 million under management, a 12-month track record, and audited financial statements. It is calculated and rebalanced on a monthly basis, and shown net of all performance fees and expenses. It is the exclusive property of Credit Suisse Tremont Index, LLC. The NCREIF Property Index is a quarterly time series composite total rate of return measure of investment performance of a very large pool of individual commercial real estate properties acquired in the private market for investment purposes only. All properties in the NPI have been acquired, at least in part, on behalf of tax-exempt institutional investors - the great majority being pension funds. As such, all properties are held in a fiduciary environment. The NAREIT EQUITY REIT Index is designed to provide the most comprehensive assessment of overall industry performance, and includes all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are listed on the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market List.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Index definitionsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average measures the stock performance of 30 leading blue-chip U.S. companiesThe Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities and represents twenty two separate commodities traded on U.S. exchanges, with the exception of aluminum, nickel, and zinc.West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is underlying commodity in the New York Mercantile Exchange's oil futures contracts. The S&P GSCI Index is a composite index of commodity sector returns representing an unleveraged, long-only investment in commodity futures that is broadly diversified across the spectrum of commodities. The returns are calculated on a fully collateralized basis with full reinvestment. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. This U.S. Treasury Index is a component of the U.S. Government index. The Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Pay-in-kind (PIK) bonds, Eurobonds, and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury Bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The Bloomberg Barclays Euro-Aggregate Index consists of bond issued in the euro or the legacy currencies of the sovereign countries participating the European Monetary Union (EMU).The Global Bond Index Emerging Market Broad Diversified Index (GBI-EM) is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of liquid, fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds.The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate Index consists of corporate issues in Europe, the US and Asia-pacific regions. The Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of fixed rate, noninvestment-grade debt of companies in the U.S., developed markets and emerging markets.The Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Index includes USD-denominated debt from emerging markets in the following regions: Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. As with other fixed income benchmarks provided by Barclays Capital, the index is rules-based, which allows for an unbiased view of the marketplace and easy replicability.The Bloomberg Barclays MBS Index covers the mortgage-backed pass-through securities of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Aggregate components must have a weighted average maturity of at least one year, must have $250 million par amount outstanding, and must be fixed rate mortgages.The Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Bond Index is the Corporate component of the U.S. Credit index.The Bloomberg Barclays TIPS Index consists of Inflation-Protection securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Index includes U.S. dollar denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.The Li Keqiang Index is a composite measure composed of China’s electricity production, financial institution loans and railway freight.The Euro Stoxx 600 Index represents large, mid and small capitalisation companies across 18 European countries. The JPMorgan GBI-EM Global Diversified consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. The weightings among the countries are more evenly distributed within this index.The JPMorgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index (CEMBI): The CEMBI tracks total returns of US dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by corporate entities in Emerging Markets countries, and consists of an investable universe of corporate bonds. Both indices are also available in Diversified version. The JPMorgan CEMBI Index is a USD denominated external debt index tracking bond issued by sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns in the developing nations. The J.P. Morgan Domestic High Yield Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar domestic high yield corporate debt market.

The CS/Tremont Equity Market Neutral Index takes both long and short positions in stocks with the aim of minimizing exposure to the systematic risk of the market (i.e. a beta of zero).*The CS/Tremont Multi-Strategy Index consists of funds that allocate capital based on perceived opportunities among several hedge fund strategies. Strategies adopted in a multi-strategy fund may include, but are not limited to, convertible bond arbitrage, equity long/short, statistical arbitrage and merger arbitrage.The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Note (FRN) Index provides a measure of the U.S. dollar denominated floating rate note market.*Market Neutral returns for November 2008 are estimates by J.P. Morgan Funds Market Strategy, and are based on a December 8, 2008 published estimate for November returns by CS/Tremont in which the Market Neutral returns were estimated to be +0.85% (with 69% of all CS/Tremont constituents having reported return data). Presumed to be excluded from the November return are three funds, which were later marked to $0 by CS/Tremont in connection with the Bernard Madoff scandal. J.P. Morgan Funds believes this distortion is not an accurate representation of returns in the category. CS/Tremont later published a finalized November return of -40.56% for the month, reflecting this mark-down. CS/Tremont assumes no responsibility for these estimates.The Office of National Statistics (ONS) Index is a mix-adjusted average housing price index. The index is calculated monthly using mortgage financed transactions from the Regulated Mortgage Survey by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. The Nationwide House Price Index is a mix adjusted index constructed from Nationwide lending data across the UK.The Halifax House Price Index is constructed from mortgage data derived from Halifax lending data across the UK.The MSCI AC World High Dividend Yield Index is composed of those securities that have higher-than-average dividend yield within its parent index, a track record of consistent dividend payments and the capacity to sustain future dividend payments.

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Prepared by: Tilmann Galler, Vincent Juvyns, Maria Paola Toschi, Michael Bell, Nandini Ramakrishnan, Jai Malhi and Ambrose Crofton.Unless otherwise stated, all data as of 30 September 2017 or most recently available.Guide to the Markets - UKJP-LITTLEBOOK

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