Author: Geoff Candy

  • Oil pricefall a gift for UK stocks - Train

    Oil pricefall a gift for UK stocks – Train

    The sustained fall in the price of oil is of very, very positive significance for the UK stock market said Nick Train, manager of the Finsbury Growth and Income Trust.

  • Scale concerns see First State split FSS business

    Scale concerns see First State split FSS business

    First State Investments has decided to split First State Stewart into two in a bid to retain its flexible investment approach.

  • Fed rate hike expectations not yet

    Fed rate hike expectations not yet

    The dollar has yet to feel the full effect of US rate hike expectations, says Natixis Global Asset Management.

  • Odeys Bond looks to Europe indexlinked bonds

    Odeys Bond looks to Europe indexlinked bonds

    The next significant trade within European credit markets is likely to be out of Europe and into treasuries and gilts, says Odeys Tim Bond.

  • Dont forget the credit cycle when it comes to EMs

    Dont forget the credit cycle when it comes to EMs

    The three key drivers of returns in emerging markets are credit, currency and interest rates says Teresa Kong, manager of the Matthews Asia income strategy.

  • Aberdeen underlines residential property focus

    Aberdeen underlines residential property focus

    Aberdeen Asset Managements property unit has underlined its intention to grow its UK residential property base with the purchase of 180 Stratford High Street for around £60m

  • Wealth managers cant afford to drag their

    Wealth managers cant afford to drag their

    Wealth managers can no longer afford to treat technology solely as a back office function if they hope to continue to grow over the long term.

  • Model portfolio discrepencies underline

    Model portfolio discrepencies underline

    UK financial adviser-built model portfolios generally do what they say on the tin in terms of risk, but, there are large discrepancies in terms of how those risks are rated.

  • Gardiner encourages growth

    Gardiner encourages growth

    There are good reasons to think that the global economy will continue to grow, said Rothschild global investment strategist, Kevin Gardiner.

  • Brooks Macdonald funds business to break even

    Brooks Macdonald funds business to break even

    Brooks Macdonald expects its funds business to break even in the second half of the 2015 financial year the group said on Wednesday.

  • Ways to play the plunging euro

    Ways to play the plunging euro

    The euro plunged ominously toward parity with the dollar on Tuesday, trading as low as 1.07 at the time of writing. The last time it hit such levels was in 2003.

  • Too much cash too little risk

    Too much cash too little risk

    A new report titled The Age of Responsibility, led by Lord John Hutton and pension consultants Reddington, demonstrates that a national retirement savings target of 15% – far in excess of the current 2% auto-enrolment figure is needed.