Coronavirus weekly round-up: UK borrowing at highest level since second world war; inflation jumps up
Five investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
Investment
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M&G Property Portfolio re-opening leaves two still frozen property funds in the spotlight
Reit managers extol the virtues of closed-ended structures as Aegon AM and Aviva UK property funds remain shut
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Scottish Mortgage ploughs £72m into crypto wallet provider
Baillie Gifford ponied up $100m in Blockchain.com’s latest funding round
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UK fund buyers pin hopes on Japan to ride the Covid recovery wave
50% of UK fund buyers said they plan on upping their exposure to Japanese equities and none were looking to sell out
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Earth Day: Five asset managers reveal how they are playing the ‘green’ trade
From addressing fast fashion and the way our food is produced to renewable energy and electric vehicles
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AIC urges Treasury to ‘level the playing field’ by scrapping investment trust stamp duty
Trusts are subject to double taxation under the current regime whereas open-ended funds are not
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Why investors looking at absolute return could be ahead of the game
Square Mile research has found a surprising renewal of interest in the long-suffering IA Targeted Absolute Return sector
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Scottish Mortgage retains spot on II buylist despite ‘mastermind’ James Anderson’s departure
II says incoming deputy manager Lawrence Burns is an ‘ideal fit’ for the £17bn trust
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Nick Train football stocks yo-yo as European Super League faces severe backlash
Proposals for a breakaway league comprising Europe’s elite football teams have been widely slammed by stakeholders
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Freddy Colquhoun: ‘Income has been a very tricky place to invest’
JM Finn investment director explains why it’s not just the pandemic that has made it difficult to find yield
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M&G to unfreeze £2bn Property Portfolio after nearly year and a half suspension
Property Portfolio suspended in December 2019 due to liquidity issues
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Brown Advisory reveals brand new holdings as it takes the helm of Jupiter trust
US Smaller Companies trust was handed to Chris Berrier after two decades under Robert Siddles
