Whether you support or oppose Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and his party, it is hard to argue he is not a shrewd operator and a safe pair of hands for the British economy.
Over half of UK financial advisers say their client’s appetite for risk has decreased over the last year – with some saying the drop has been ‘dramatic’, according to new research by online investment platform rplan.
Bank of New York Mellon is to roll the £100m Newton Managed Income fund into the Newton Multi-Asset Income fund it launched last year.
UBS Wealth Management has warned that significant parts of the FTSE 250 index would be likely to underperform in the aftermath of a British exit from the European Union.
The majority (69%) of UK-based IFAs expect dividends to fall to 5% or less this year having averaged 9.3% over the past four years, according to research from Exchange Traded Products (ETP) provider Source.
Prudential shares rose over 4% to 1383p as the company put out strong full year numbers.
Sweden is a leader in socially responsible investing, so in Stockholm we gathered a group of leading SRI experts, fund buyers and managers to debate the big issues such as balancing ethics and performance, and whether to invest in the best company in ‘unethical’ areas – or avoid the sectors completely.
Wealth managers appear to be keeping faith with Japanese equities despite the recent poor performance of the country’s economy, according to a survey conducted at Portfolio Adviser’s Japan event.
Welcome to our ‘Insight into global equity investing’, a detailed analysis of the opportunities and ways of avoiding potential pitfalls around this asset class in 2016.
Those who believe that ‘risk-on, risk-off’ is consigned to the past look away now, with record inflows into US high-yield indicating that sentiment has shifted once again to the spicier end of the fixed income spectrum.
With returns from European equities distinctly harder to come by than during the QE inspired climb last year, active funds falling short in active share terms are going to find investors less forgiving.
Paris-based asset manager DNCA has launched its European Growth and Value funds into the UK retail market, through parent Natxis Global Asset Management.
