Author: Portfolio Adviser

With the approaching UK General Election, thoughts turn towards a possible referendum on EU membership, which could come as early as next year.

The advent of quantitative easing in the eurozone and the victory of Syriza at the Greek elections are clearly important events but their significance should not be mistaken

Managing currency risk is taking centre stage in 2015 and with a variety of ways of approaching the task, its time for fund groups to step up their product offering

Assets under management in Montreux Capital Management’s Care Home Fund increased three fold last year, as institutional investors bought into the sector story

Aberdeen Asset Management said it is in good shape despite its assets under management shrinking by £4.8bn in the last three months of 2014

Stocks with high dividend yields are usually found in the more defensive sectors of the stock market that have little upside potential. This is not the case with the investment trust BB Biotech AG (ISIN: CH0038389992). Established in 1993, BB Biotech is a pioneer in biotech investing and has grown to become one of the…

BCS Financial Group’s chief economist Vladimir Tikhomirov examines why Russia is set for existential reform.

The implementation of new distribution regulation in Europe is fraught with danger, according to a new report from ALFI, which also heavily criticises the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review in the UK.

The introduction of FATCA together with increased legislative scrutiny in general has meant providing for US clients has become trickier than ever, but there are certain ways in which a wealth manager can make life easier.