ESG investors hit out at Trump’s Paris Agreement renege
Investors have said that president Trump’s decision to turn his back on the Paris Climate Agreement ignores the economic benefits that renewable energy brings.
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Absolute return funds: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Absolute return funds have been huge sellers for the past two years but as the funds get larger, performance is prone to suffer.
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Neuberger Berman adds global put writing fund to alts range
Neuberger Berman has added to its range of alternative Ucits funds with the launch of another put writing strategy.
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Is oil-price slide a catalyst for a bigger slump?
Last week’s oil price slump has analysts rattled, with experts questioning the recent gains in the commodity’s prices.
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Commodity ETFs the winners in Q1
European investors are ramping up their exposure to the commodities sector in 2017 and increasingly turning to ETFs, said ETF provider Source.
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IEA: Global oil demand will shrivel further in 2017
The International Energy Agency has forecast that global demand growth will weaken for a second consecutive year, as non-OPEC output continues to climb, putting the pressure on oil prices.
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EEA ‘death bonds’ investors urged to cash out
Investors in the ill-fated EEA Life Settlements Fund have been told it could be more profitable for them to sell off remaining policies in the fund than hold them to maturity, according to David Trinkwon, coordinator of the EEA Investors Group.
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High targets for marijuana ETF launch
A ‘Marijuana ETF’ has been launched to track the performance of firms producing or selling the drug, following a boom in its trade across Canada and the US.
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Oil supply glut good news for investors
WisdomTree research analyst Nick Leung predicts that oil prices will be stuck around $50 per barrel for the next five years, leaving investors to take advantage of low prices and hedge against volatility.
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Forget the Vix – new ways to profit from volatility
Geopolitical uncertainty is on the rise but the Vix Index is at historic lows. Is there really still an investment case for trying to harness volatility?
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Wealth Manager Profile: Stonehage Fleming’s Graham Wainer
Stonehage Fleming’s focus on intergenerational wealth provides a strong platform from which to provide the ‘grown-up, long-term investing’ CEO Graham Wainer believes is vital in a globalised world that remains ever-vulnerable to political events.
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Investors bullish on UK but gold craze confirms geopolitical fears
UK investors showed a “renewed confidence” in British-based assets in February but the continued popularity of gold points to lingering fears over political tensions, according to Lloyds Private Bank.
