Author: Geoff Candy

  • Three income plays havent heard of

    Three income plays havent heard of

    While the hunt for yield continues unabated, investors are increasingly looking a little further afield than just equity income funds.

  • Surviving the war on savers

    Surviving the war on savers

    March 2009 contained a seminal moment for investment markets, says Brown Shipley CIO, Kevin Doran the day central bankers essentially declared war on savers.

  • Fiveyear inflation low pushes out

    Fiveyear inflation low pushes out

    UK Inflation fell to 1.2% in October, the Office of National Statistics reported on Tuesday, the lowest monthly imprint since September 2009, further pushing out expectations of a rate hike in the country.

  • Adam Investment streamlines research function

    Adam Investment streamlines research function

    Adam & Cos investment arm has promoted three people in an effort to increase the scalability of its business.

  • Hargreaves Lansdown looks to tax yearend

    Hargreaves Lansdown looks to tax yearend

    Hargreaves Lansdown has warned that investor confidence in markets remains low and ruled out rumours it will look to secure a banking licence.

  • Annuity replacements Not quite a gamechanger

    Annuity replacements Not quite a gamechanger

    While there seems to be a new annuity replacement product launched every week, the trickle down to asset managers might not be quite as large as some expect.

  • Investors must be happy with a 4 world Stokes

    Investors must be happy with a 4 world Stokes

    In the second part of her interview from PA’s Autumn Congress, Elaine Stokes discusses why she thinks investors have adjusted their return expectations

  • Why ending up like Japan might not be too bad

    Why ending up like Japan might not be too bad

    Japan is commonly seen as the poster child of ineffective policy, but looking through the headline numbers reveals a slightly different picture, says M&G Investments Richard Woolnough.

  • Is Brazil still too tough to crack

    Is Brazil still too tough to crack

    Despite a jump in Brazilian stocks on the back of a stronger-than-expected first-round election performance by Aécio Neves, Brazil faces significant challenges.

  • RedZone assets grow by over 10bn

    RedZone assets grow by over 10bn

    There are now 149 funds in Chelsea Financial Services’ RedZone of underperforming funds, with over £47bn in AUM.

  • BlackRock adds factor ETFs to smart beta range

    BlackRock adds factor ETFs to smart beta range

    Blackrock has launched a new series of smart beta ETFs in a bid to take advantage of increased investor interest in specific drivers of risk and return.

  • Zaman appointed CEO of BMI

    Zaman appointed CEO of BMI

    Zaman, formerly CEO at DPZ, which was acquired by BMI in April, will take over from John Davey as CEO of Brooks Macdonald International.