Weekly outlook: FCA to hike FOS limit despite backlash and 2018/19 tax year ends
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 1 April
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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Sophie Meatyard: Breaking down the top-performing MSCI sector of 2018
MSCI World Health Care Index reaped positive returns as the wider market sold off
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FE: More to Aim market than meets the eye
Index is riskier than larger contemporaries but has outgrown its reputation as a home for domestically focused micro-caps
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Louis Tambe: Why 2018 wasn’t that bad for absolute return
‘Hedged’ versus ‘multi-asset’ makes a difference to performance, argues FE
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Sophie Meatyard: The winners and losers of 2018
Defensives finish the year strong after two violent sell-offs as investors eschew the ‘buy the dip’ mentality
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Nick Britton: Investment trusts resilient in their 150th year
As open-ended funds fall 2.6%, investment trusts delivered positive returns in 2018
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Luke Fletcher: Picking climate leaders beyond the current oil cycle
The oil and gas majors best positioned for a low-carbon future
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Tanvi Kandlur: Are we set for a market rotation in US equities?
October saw the markets punish Apple and Amazon for lowering Q4 forecasts
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Camilla Ritchie: ESG opportunities in bricks and mortar
Growing part of the investment market could soon have its own sector
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Charles Younes: Why sterling corporate bond funds are suffering
Credit quality hits star funds in low beta fixed income sectors
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‘Incompetent’ duo banned from acting as pension scheme trustees
More than £6m invested in high-risk ventures bearing ‘all the hallmarks of being scams’
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What investors would most like to see from the Budget
From IHT reform to slashing the number of ISAs investors discuss their wishlists ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn budget