Author: Geoff Candy

  • QE sink will remain full for some time still

    QE sink will remain full for some time still

    Markets are finally worried about the right thing the eurozone – according to Neil Williams, chief economist at Hermes.

  • GAM to grow multiasset drop Swiss Global

    GAM to grow multiasset drop Swiss Global

    GAM Holdings plans to strengthen its position in the multi-asset space as it seeks to take advantage of growing demand for outsourced chief investment officer solutions.

  • Searching for the right kind of beta

    Searching for the right kind of beta

    Diversification is much easier to achieve in a growth portfolio than in an income portfolio, says Chris Jackson, head of UK retail at Natixis Global Asset Management.

  • Dont conflate volatility and risk

    Dont conflate volatility and risk

    While almost universally used as a proxy for risk, volatility is “far from synonymous with risk,” says Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

  • Audience survey

    Audience survey

    Portfolio adviser is conducting a short survey of its audience, with a random prize draw as a thank you.

  • FCA issues new rules on retirement risk warnings

    FCA issues new rules on retirement risk warnings

    The Financial Conduct Authority has issued new rules requiring firms to give appropriate risk warnings to consumers accessing their pension savings.

  • What are bond investors thinking

    What are bond investors thinking

    German borrowing costs over five years fell into negative territory for the first time on Thursday, as demand for German bonds continued unabated.

  • Jupiter announces dividend doubling

    Jupiter announces dividend doubling

    The sale of its private clients business helped Jupiter Fund Management report a 40% increase in pre-tax profit to £160m. If the sale is stripped out, underlying profit before tax rose by £4.3m to £154m over the year to end December 2014.

  • Hendersons other key 2015 themes

    Hendersons other key 2015 themes

    A winner takes all marketplace and a continued search for income are two of the key themes driving the asset management market place, Henderson highlighted in its annual report.

  • Aviva investors fined 176m

    Aviva investors fined 176m

    Aviva Investors has been fined £17.6m by the Financial Conduct Authority for poor systems controls and failing to manage conflicts of interest fairly between 2005 and 2013.

  • AUM falls but no of underperforming funds rises

    AUM falls but no of underperforming funds rises

    The amount of money held in underperforming funds has fallen from £46bn to £34bn over the last three months, Chelsea Financial Services said on Monday.

  • Asset allocator School of Rock

    Asset allocator School of Rock

    Architas CIO Caspar Rock discusses the companys recent outperformance against its peers and urges caution with the numerous uncertainties that lie ahead