Fund selector: Global Equity Income
Global equity funds can be a great diversifier but investors must be conscious of pitfalls such as opaque charges and the temptation of ‘risk-creep’.
Global equity funds can be a great diversifier but investors must be conscious of pitfalls such as opaque charges and the temptation of ‘risk-creep’.
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There is more opportunity in Europe than investors realise as political risks have been overplayed and its markets are undervalued, according to Fidelity International’s Bill McQuaker.
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With reports of China flexing its ballistic missile might in response to Trump’s “provocative remarks”, let’s hope Chinese New Year is celebrated with the right kind of fireworks.
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With Chinese New Year around the corner and the steady opening up of the Asian country’s domestic markets, Architas investment director Adrian Lowcock said now could be a good time for UK investors to make a move, but urged caution.
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Markets may have reacted harshly to BT Group’s Italian fiasco but shareholders should be more wary of its ballooning pension deficit, cautioned EdenTree’s Ketan Patel and Hargreaves Lansdown’s Laith Khalaf.
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President Donald Trump’s promised $1tn investment in infrastructure is likely to spark a boom in primary equities issuance both through IPOs and from already-listed companies, according to the CIO of RARE Infrastructure Nick Langley.
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Kames Capital UK equity manager Audrey Ryan has argued Paddy Power Betfair has several competitive advantages that make it appealing still, despite reporting today it had lost £5m in the fourth quarter of 2016 due to the startling outcome of the US election.
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With President Donald J Trump now sworn in, the phoney war is over and talk can become policy over the first 100 days. Should investors be bullish or worried?
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Neuberger Berman has warmed to US equities once again but multi-asset class CIO Erik Knutzen anticipates medium to long-term volatility and a “messy” transition for Donald Trump.
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With Donald Trump in the White House, the imminent triggering of Article 50 and a wave of elections across Europe 2017 is set to be a year “marked by volatility”, but that isn’t necessarily bad news for active managers according to Square Mile’s head of research Victoria Hasler.
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A return to the value style is gaining traction but, with a host of continental elections on the horizon, European banks may be cheap for a reason
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Psigma Investment Management head of investment strategy Rory McPherson is advocating contrarian equities plays, emerging markets growth stocks and US high yield credit as we enter the era of ‘Trumponomics.’
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