Author: Geoff Candy

  • Dividends the focus but resilience the key

    Dividends the focus but resilience the key

    With many a UK investors eye trained toward the upcoming election and the prospect of a high level of volatility leading up to and following the vote, resilience is a word that keeps cropping up.

  • The best and worst funds of Q1

    The best and worst funds of Q1

    Although 2015 has been touted as the year of the stock picker, it would seem from the performance rankings, that much of the success in the first quarter has been heavily influenced by geography and large macro swings.

  • Q1 2015 Performance

  • Invesco Income Funds evolution complete

    Invesco Income Funds evolution complete

    One year on from taking over management of the Invesco Perpetual Income and High Income Funds from Neil Woodford, Mark Barnett says the portfolio reorganisation is complete.

  • Liquidity concerns see TwentyFour

    Liquidity concerns see TwentyFour

    TwentyFour Asset Management plans to restrict inflows into its Dynamic Bond Fund because of liquidity concerns.

  • Investec throws its hat into simplified

    Investec throws its hat into simplified

    Investec Wealth & Investment has hired Jane Warren to spearhead its drive into the online simplified advice business.

  • Chasing yield not the answer in Europe

    Chasing yield not the answer in Europe

    For the first time Nick Davis, manager of the Polar Capital European Income Fund, is overweight the UK.

  • Just how transparent will DFMs get

    Just how transparent will DFMs get

    The news yesterday that Financial Express has launched a service allowing financial advisers to compare DFM model portfolios is another welcome move in the quest for greater transparency across the sector.

  • FE launches DFM comparison tool

    FE launches DFM comparison tool

    FE has launched a service allowing financial advisers to directly compare DFM model portfolios.

  • Monks trust replaces Smith with immediate effect

    Monks trust replaces Smith with immediate effect

    The Monk’s Investment Trust has replaced manager, Gerald Smith with immediate effect as a result of performance concerns.

  • Bajaj to replace Lo on Fidelity Asian Values

    Bajaj to replace Lo on Fidelity Asian Values

    Nitin Bajaj has been appointed manager of the Fidelity Asian Values Trust, the company announced in its half year results on Friday.

  • Aberdeen bolsters alternatives offering

    Aberdeen bolsters alternatives offering

    In a bid to further bolster is position within the alternatives space, Aberdeen Asset Management is to buy SVG Capitals minority stake in the firms joint venture, Aberdeen SVG Private Equity Managers for £29m.