FCA to widen wealth manager and retail access to bonds
Proposals aim to reduce costs and barriers for companies raising capital, while improving opportunities for retail investors
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ECB cuts interest rates to 2.75% as central banks diverge
Follows the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold the Fed Funds rate at 4.25-4.5%
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Wealth manager Q&A with Ben Kumar: ‘Don’t doomscroll your savings’
7IM’s Ben Kumar has witnessed the rise and rise of index investing, is both curious and annoyed by bitcoin and warns of the dangers of checking your savings account on a daily basis
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AIC calls for company law amendments to widen voting access following Saba votes
Amendments to company law would require platforms to opt in investors automatically to receive company information and voting rights
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Downing Strategic Micro-Cap sets out latest proposals for voluntary liquidation
Liquidators would begin returning cash to shareholders in March
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Fund manager profile: Man Group’s Jack Barrat on rewriting the script on value
Value investing has become a byword for underperformance, but the Man Group portfolio manager – through his ‘unobvious contrarianism’ approach – is determined to change that
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Computershare: Mining sector masks improving picture for UK dividends
Dividends fell 0.4% on an underlying basis, as mining sector payouts fell 40%
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Beneath the bonnet: The case for Shell, Nubank, Grab and luxury goods
Three fund managers on stocks they are excited about right now
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China’s AI breakthrough causes US tech stock tumble
DeepSeek’s ChatGPT-like model could rewrite the investment case for AI, according to Morningstar’s Kenneth Lamont
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Aurora UK Alpha: Survival of the biggest
Aurora and Artemis Alpha’s £260.9m merger was the last in a record-high year for M&A deals in 2024
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 0.5%
Core inflation rose 3% in December, compared to the previous year
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Stepping into 2025: Managers offer some perspective on how to navigate a volatile new year
Lauren Hardy gauges the lie of the land across the investment universe as we embark on a new year