Investors displaying significant overconfidence – natixis
Investors could be setting themselves up for a significant amount of disappointment, a new survey by Natixis reveals.
Author: Geoff Candy
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Currency caution and capsize concerns
Buying the worst house on a good block is a mantra that has served many a property developer well over the years. The converse to that, however, makes a less compelling argument especially if ones overriding philosophy is location, location, location.
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Nuanced EM exposure likely to deliver
The broad outlook for emerging markets is cloudy at best says Natixis chief market strategist, David Lafferty. But, that is not to say they should be avoided, in total. Rather, a more nuanced approach is needed.
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Woodford raises patient capital trust offer
The Woodford Patient Capital Trust has increased the limit of the initial share issue from £500m to £800m after strong initial demand.
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Greater asset management company oversight needed
The International Monetary Fund has called for greater oversight of the asset management industry.
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Shell megadeal shines spotlight on dividends
In 2014, five companies accounted for 45% of the £97.4bn that was paid out in dividends to UK investors, according to the latest issue of the Capita UK Dividend Monitor.
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Jupiter’s Ian McVeigh to move from managing UK Growth Fund
Ian McVeigh will step back from day-today fund management, including management of the Jupiter UK Growth Fund at the end of April, to assume the newly created role of head of governance at the firm.
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GEMs lose out to Europe Japan as dispersion grows
The prospects for Japan and Europe appear decidedly rosier than those of emerging markets, the latest edition of the Fidelity Worldwide Analyst Survey reveals.
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BlackRock expands currency-hedged ETF range
BlackRock has launched two new currency-hedged ETFs.
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Taking advantage of central banker Miton
The active management of asset prices by central bankers is likely to remain a dominant feature of 2015, said Miton multi-asset head David Jane.
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Corams Gray hiding in plain sight
There are not too many places to hide at the moment says Coram Asset Managements Martin Gray.
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Dividend yields driving diminishing
A dividend yield of 4% or more has been the major driver of investment trust prices since the financial crisis new research by Cantor Fitzgerald shows.
