Smart city funds start to gain pace with small flurry of launches
Pictet Smartcity fund among the stalwarts of the space but had little competition until now
Equities
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Scottish Mortgage’s largest unlisted holding set for massive IPO
Ant Financial would be the largest company in the FTSE 100 if it listed in London
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Philip Rodrigs unveils first investments as he starts afresh with boutique firm
Former River & Mercantile manager is running money again after the launch of the Raynar Flagship fund in June
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Woodford investors endure ‘another kick in the teeth’ as Synairgen quintuples
Biotech holding soars 550% one month after Link sold it on the cheap to Acacia Research
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Darius McDermott: Do US equities really offer value?
The five largest stocks in the S&P 500 have driven the US market for the past 25 years
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Juno Capital distances itself from Neil Woodford
Family office investing syndicate has been eyeing up assets held by the former equities manager
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Crispin Odey points to ‘element of Madoff in the system’ at Wirecard
Odey Asset Management founder pocketed £100m on shorting Wirecard and Intu Properties
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Covid vaccine and rising inflation could provide a cure for flatlining value
‘These valuations for growth stocks are not normal during a recession’
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Schroders hails ‘once in a generation’ Smid opportunity as it readies public and private trust
Firm is planning to launch an investment trust backing SME companies hit by Covid in Q4
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Are financial advisers ready for Covid-driven swell in ESG demand?
ESG is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to building portfolios ready for the changes the world is expected to make
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SJP flags RWC and Majedie mandates for poor performance in debut value assessment
SJP Equity Income and UK Growth among the five funds placed on wealth manager’s ‘watchlist’
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Family office firm taps Neil Woodford for unquoted expertise in ‘astonishing’ comeback
‘His ability to pick potential winners ‘off the beaten track’, particularly unquoted companies, is completely unproven’