PA ANALYSIS: Where best to hide from inflation
As March’s UK inflation figures were released predictions fired around whether it had peaked, interest rate expectations and all manner of rationale.
Author: Sam Shaw
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Premier reaches £5.5bn AUM
Premier Asset Management has posted a 22% increase in assets under management (AUM) as it releases its Q2 trading update, bringing total AUM to £5.5bn.
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March inflation remains stable at 2.3%
The UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation rate was 2.3% in March, unchanged from its February figure.
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Miton’s Jane: Beware correction in US autos
Miton’s David Jane is seeing the US automotive sector as the next big potential headwind for the economy.
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FCA bans AIM bosses for market abuse
The FCA has banned two Alternative Investment Market (AIM) financial controllers for market abuse.
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PA ANALYSIS: Are all your Apple(s) in one basket?
Pinning all our hopes in one direction nearly always ends in disappointment.
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Russell: Don’t take UK consumer resilience for granted
UK consumer resilience must not be taken for granted as it faces an “inescapable drag” amid Brexit aftermath, warns Russell Investments.
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PA ANALYSIS: Trust mergers – does size always matter?
Threadneedle UK Select trust (UKT) shareholders can look forward to a higher level of income as it looks set to merge into Henderson High Income (HHI) over the summer.
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Financials hit in US equities slump
US stocks suffered their biggest fall in five months with the S&P 500 index dropping 1.2% to 2,344 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell 240 points.
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Mirabaud eyes expansion as income rises
Geneva-based Mirabaud Group – parent of Mirabaud Asset Management – remains focused on expansion as it announced a 16.7% rise in consolidated net income for the year ended 31 December 2016.
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Mobius to stand down as PM on 12 funds
Mark Mobius is to stand down from fund management duties on a range of 12 Luxembourg Sicavs but will remain as executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
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Inflation reaches 2.3% – highest level since 2013
February saw UK headline CPI rise to 2.3% – its highest level since November 2013 – introducing a “two-sided risk” to the economy.