Author: Kristen McGachey

  • Brewin Dolphin to slash MPS costs up to 27%

    Brewin Dolphin has announced it will be cutting costs across its managed portfolio service by between 17% and 27% through switching to a segregated mandate structure from its current pooled retail funds model.

  • The five most in-demand investment trusts

    The five most in-demand investment trusts

    The Association of Investment Companies has revealed the five most searched investment trusts on its website in 2017.

  • Provident Financial posts bigger loss; JD Sports upgrades profits

    Provident Financial posts bigger loss; JD Sports upgrades profits

    Tuesday was a mixed bag for FTSE 250 trading updates, with Provident Financial predicting a bigger loss for its troubled home credit division and JD Sports and Ashmore reporting that business is booming.

  • Nordic fund selectors look to Asia, GEM over European equities

    Nordic fund selectors look to Asia, GEM over European equities

    Demand for European equities is the lowest from Nordic fund selectors as they turn their interest towards Asia and emerging markets, according to Expert Investor.

  • How investors were fooled by the Carillion mirage

    How investors were fooled by the Carillion mirage

    Carillion’s investment story, like other firms before it, ultimately evolved into something that sounded too good to be true. Its collapse on Monday raises many questions, namely, at the stage it was in before entering liquidation, who would have even wanted to own it?

  • ‘Sad day’ for shareholders as Carillion collapses

    ‘Sad day’ for shareholders as Carillion collapses

    Carillion announced that it has gone into liquidation after rescue talks with key lenders over the weekend proved unsuccessful.

  • Paradise Papers and Brexit to ‘batter’ UK taxman

    Paradise Papers and Brexit to ‘batter’ UK taxman

    HM Revenue & Customs must urgently set out a coherent plan and demonstrate it is fit for the future as it struggles to cope with its ever-growing workload and limited resources, the UK’s public accounts committee said.

  • The seven best value buys in 2018

    The seven best value buys in 2018

    Predicting higher volatility and lower asset class correlation this year, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Simon McGarry believes there will be plenty of “canny investment opportunities” He shares his seven best value stock buys with Portfolio Adviser.

  • FCA warns on 94 unauthorised binary options traders

    The Financial Conduct Authority has named and shamed just shy of 100 firms that are engaged in unauthorised binary option trading.

  • GKN shares skyrocket after it thwarts £7bn takeover

    GKN shares skyrocket after it thwarts £7bn takeover

    Shares in FTSE 100 engineering firm GKN hit their highest level in over a decade after it rejected a £7bn takeover from fixer upper specialist Melrose Industries.

  • Is the passive bubble ready to burst?

    Is the passive bubble ready to burst?

    Everyone has heard about the bitcoin bubble; Neil Woodford has warned of a new tech bubble; and now investors are voicing concerns about a passives bubble. But if such a bubble exists, is it ready to burst? Or will index funds continue to steal market share away from their active peers?

  • Top boss shakeup at Kleinwort Hambros as CEO steps down

    Top boss shakeup at Kleinwort Hambros as CEO steps down

    Kleinwort Hambros has announced a host of changes to its senior management team, following news its CEO Eric Barnett will retire.