Alternative thinking: Investing for income in a post-Covid world
As the global economy lurches from crisis to crisis, income investors ought to consider alternatives to equities and bonds
Alternatives
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Spate of contrarian investment trust IPOs after coronavirus drought stuns investors
Half of the total £900m being targeted is in out-of-favour UK equities
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Charles Schwab and Amundi floated as possible bidders for Lyxor as rumours of a sale swirl
Société Générale declines to comment on whether plans to sell its ETF business
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How will UK property fund pricing react now valuation uncertainty has been lifted?
Retail property funds are set to reveal pricing for the first time since material uncertainty clauses have been dropped
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Columbia Threadneedle faces four departures from £7bn UK property team
M&G also recently lost a veteran property fund manager
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SJP and Columbia Threadneedle race to re-open property funds while rivals hold back
Funds from Janus Henderson and Aegon, which use the same independent valuer, remain closed for now
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Crispin Odey hits out at Boris Johnson overspending on Covid-19 measures
The UK should have only spent £12.5bn based on the number of potential deaths, says hedge funder
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Odey Absolute Return nabs top spot in monthly performance tables
£430m fund lost 35% during the Covid sell-off in Q1
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GCP Student Living investors may see little difference from 25% fee cut
Property management fees will now be paid directly by the Reit rather than Gravis
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Ex-Woodford trust handed to Schroders could see 20% uplift if stars align
Stifel has a contrarian buy rating on the Schroders UK Public Private investment trust
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Charles Younes: Why FE Investments doesn’t hold gold funds
MPS provider sticks to its convictions as gold funds nearly quadruple the returns of the MSCI World
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FCA notice period proposals could be the ‘death knell’ for retail property funds
Model portfolios in particular could struggle to accommodate a 180-day notice period
