Author: Geoff Candy

  • UK dividends to benefit from tailwinds

    UK dividends to benefit from tailwinds

    A stronger dollar and improving outlook for domestic-focused stocks bodes well for dividend growth.

  • UBS launches SP 500 tracker

    UBS launches SP 500 tracker

    In a bid to compete for a slice of the growing demand for low cost exposure to the S&P 500, UBS has launched a S&P 500 index fund available across a number of platforms.

  • Sanlam centralises funds research

    Sanlam centralises funds research

    Sanlam has centralised all of its managed funds research and selection within a single centre of excellence following the departure of Paul Surguy from Sanlam Private Investments.

  • Increasing volatility an opportunity Hodges

    Increasing volatility an opportunity Hodges

    Richard ‘Dickie’ Hodges believes his new fund at Nomura will thrive in an environment of heightened volatility.

  • Record fines for five banks in FX rigging probe

    Record fines for five banks in FX rigging probe

    British, US and Swiss regulators have slapped fines totalling over £2bn on five banks for for failing to control business practices in their G10 spot foreign exchange (FX) trading operations.

  • Shanghai connect worth getting excited about

    Shanghai connect worth getting excited about

    Designed to provide foreign investors with access to over 550 Shanghai-listed A shares, there are lots of reasons to be excited about the ‘through train’.

  • Woodford ups unquoted exposure

    Woodford ups unquoted exposure

    The Woodford Equity Income Fund invested in four new unquoted companies during October, bringing its exposure to unquoted stocks to just over 5%.

  • Liontrust H1 profits jump

    Liontrust H1 profits jump

    Significant investment in and improvements to its sales and marketing processes helped Liontrust report a 32% jump in adjusted profit before tax to £5.1m for the six months to end September.

  • Just how pessimistic should UK investors be

    Just how pessimistic should UK investors be

    UK growth this year has proven much stronger than many expected it to be. GDP growth has recovered to above 3%, being revised upwards to 3.2% in Q2 and has finally surpassed its pre-crisis peak.

  • European ETPs see record inflows yeartodate

    European ETPs see record inflows yeartodate

    European-listed exchange traded products have seen inflows of $56.2bn in net new assets in the first 10 months of the year, more than any full-year net new assets figure so far seen in the European sector, ETFGI said on Monday.

  • Investec Wealth poaches UBS team

    Investec Wealth poaches UBS team

    Investec Wealth and Investment has poached three senior investment professionals from UBS for its London team.

  • PA ANALYSIS Cashing in on the golden years

    PA ANALYSIS Cashing in on the golden years

    Finding ways to access the growth in retiree spending power is a topic increasingly on minds of wealth and fund managers.