Cash balances fall but investors still flying close to the sun
The average cash level held by global fund managers has dropped to its lowest level in more than two years according to October’s BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey.
Author: Adam Lewis
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Ashmore sees strongest net inflows in four years
The emerging market specialist Ashmore Group has reported a $6.3bn (£4.7bn) surge in assets under management during the quarter ended 30 September 2017.
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PA ANALYSIS: Why did The People’s Trust fail to launch?
Given the enormous amount of attention Daniel Godfrey’s proposed launch of The People’s Trust received, it seemed a cruel irony the announcement it had failed to gather enough assets to be viable came in the middle of Good Money Week.
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Lowcock: Why Abenomics will continue to benefit Japan
With Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement of a snap election, Adrian Lowcock, investment director at Architas, assesses the case for investing in Japan.
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PA ANALYSIS: Green investing has an image problem
Given the enormous amount of attention Daniel Godfrey’s proposed launch of The People’s Trust received, it seemed a cruel irony the announcement it had failed to gather enough assets to be viable came in the middle of Good Money Week.
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Iboss goes for gold with Old Mutual
Iboss has added Ned Naylor-Leyland’s Old Mutual Gold and Silver Fund to both its Oeic range of risk-rated funds and portfolio management service after altering its stance on gold.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is the Trump trade back on?
Faith in the “Trump trade” faded during the summer, as controversy crowded out policy, but it has sparked back to life as the administration lays out plans for a significant overhaul of the US tax system.
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Pictet ups exposure to Europe and Japan
Pictet Asset Management has increased its weightings to the eurozone and Japan, while at a sector level it has raised exposure to financial and energy companies.
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How the right message on cold calling could put scammers out of business
The cold calling ban gives the pension, investment and advice industry a huge opportunity to put the scammers out of business by denying them a market says Red Circle Financial Planning director Darren Cooke.
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Investors run to property exit door
Outflows from UK equity funds slowed in August, with property funds being the least popular among retail investors according to the Investment Association.
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Sustainable investments up 54% Schroders’ study reveals
More than half of UK investors have increased their allocation to sustainable investments in the last five years according to the annual Schroders Global Investor Study.
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PA ANALYSIS: Rise of the machines
It’s been 33 years since the first Terminator film hit our cinema screens, but it hasn’t stopped many obsessing about a possible robot uprising.