Beyond the reasonable – retail investors’ income demands
Retail investors expect their investments to produce an income far beyond what they can reasonably hope for, according to the annual Schroders Global Investor Study.
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Courtiers cashing in on the dollar as Brexit chances rise
Courtiers has been selling down some of its long position on the US dollar to bank profit generated by the rising probability of Brexit.
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Comgest keeping faith with Japan as it eyes UK market
Investors should have confidence in Japanese equities despite the apparent macro concerns, according to French asset manager Comgest.
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Ex-Schroders trader gets two years for insider dealing
Damian Clarke, a former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management, has been sentenced to two years in prison for insider dealing.
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Millennials’ expectations and risk tolerance mismatched- Legg Mason
Millennials expect an 11% average rate of return per year on their portfolios, despite allocating the lion’s share to cash, according to the Legg Mason Global Investment Survey.
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UK stocks to be hit most by Brexit, stress test shows
UK equities are the most vulnerable asset class in the immediate aftermath of a Brexit, a stress test conducted by the risk modelling provider Axioma showed.
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Sovereign wealth funds stay confident as returns slide
Despite the volatility of global financial markets this year and a steady decline in investment returns, confidence among the world’s sovereign wealth funds remains high, a survey by Invesco has found.
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PA ANALYSIS: Investors in wait-and-see mode as data give few hints
Financial markets have lacked direction in recent months, with the main equity indices all very close to where they were at the start of the year. Macroeconomic data are not strong enough to reinvigorate the bull market, yet not sufficiently weak to stoke fears of recession.
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Top-quartile European equity funds – what’s their secret?
The five European equity funds that managed to finish top-quartile for the past three consecutive years do not have a great deal in common. But there’s one feature they (almost) all share.
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Woodford planning higher income fund launch
Neil Woodford is considering launching a ‘higher income’ fund to be run alongside the £9bn Woodford Equity Income Fund he launched in 2014.
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Going against the herd – How to find value in Japan
Many companies are mispriced because they are misunderstood. Find out how a disciplined valuation approach is uncovering opportunity in overlooked areas of corporate Japan. This year has been characterized by very large swings in market sentiment for Japan equities. Increasing market volatility has coincided with short-term news linked to both comfort with and concern for…
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PA ANALYSIS: The other side of the Brexit coin
As the Brexit vote looms the focus is on what it will mean for Britain, but there is another side to this coin.