On the face of it, there was a lot going on during the year.  Global markets dealt with a US government shut down, Federal Reserve tapering, Chinese economic slowdown and an emerging market rout. Closer to home, we had the never ending eurozone saga to deal with and, just in case anyone was getting a little bored with it all, it’s all kicked off in Ukraine and we have the alarming prospect of a new  “war” being seriously discussed for the first time in decades.