Befuddled advisers face barrage of ESG questions from clients
69% have been asked by clients about responsible investing in the last six months
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Author: Cherry Reynard
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Barnett and Buxton make a case for home bias
The UK equity managers have been out of favour thanks to Brexit
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War against plastic poses challenges for asset managers
Pollution backlash presents both an opportunity and a threat
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Disruptive technology and the funds of the future
From artificial intelligence to cryptocurrency – the complex new areas of structural growth
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Investec’s Summers on balancing quality stocks with value
With quality stocks seemingly ‘priced for perfection’, Investec Wealth’s Andrew Summers diagnoses adding value and cyclical ballast as the best tonic for equity positioning.
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Rowan Dartington calls for cash overweight
To protect against volatile markets and political uncertainty, Rowan Dartington is giving higher weighting to cash and building wealth portfolios that offer clients a truly global perspective.
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Excess liquidity ‘likely to constrain growth’ for years
Tilney Bestinvest’s Gareth Lewis advocates a cautious approach in the wake of Brexit and the continuing low interest rates and quantitative easing climate, with investment in gold proving a successful option.
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Challenges mount for multi-asset managers
The BNP Paribas multi-asset team tactic, in the current febrile environment, is to tread carefully in its search for alpha and let the fallout from Brexit, modest global growth and doubts over monetary policy play out.
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Resources may hold back wider dividend growth, says Lofthouse
Ben Lofthouse, fund manager of Henderson International Income Trust, said aggregate dividend growth may be constrained by the weakness of the resources sector in 2016, but he is still optimistic elsewhere.
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Defensive assets continue to find favour
Defensive assets continued to lead in October, according to the latest data from FundsNetwork
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Autumn statement: perks of the wealthy under fire
Chancellor George Osborne showed a steely determination to tackle some of the cosier aspects of the lives of the wealthy in this year’s Autumn statement. Tax evasion, capital gains tax and second homes came under scrutiny in an otherwise relatively benign budget.
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December rate rise a racing certainty after stronger data
The upward revision to US GDP data may not suggest real strength in the US economy, but it cements the case for a December rate rise, argue fund managers.